diff --git a/src/fe-text/lastlog.c b/src/fe-text/lastlog.c
index 3e508f10..90464bc2 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/lastlog.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/lastlog.c
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ static void cmd_lastlog(const char *data)
 			    "lastlog", &optlist, &text, &countstr, &start))
 		return;
 
-	if (*start == '\0' && is_numeric(text, 0) &&
-	    (*countstr == '\0' || is_numeric(countstr, 0)) {
+	if (*start == '\0' && is_numeric(text, 0) && *text != '0' &&
+	    (*countstr == '\0' || is_numeric(countstr, 0))) {
 		start = countstr;
 		countstr = text;
 		text = "";