diff --git a/app/Factory/PiggyBankEventFactory.php b/app/Factory/PiggyBankEventFactory.php
index 09a80af0ff..e4635fb93c 100644
--- a/app/Factory/PiggyBankEventFactory.php
+++ b/app/Factory/PiggyBankEventFactory.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Factory;
 use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBank;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\PiggyBank\PiggyBankRepositoryInterface;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 /**
  * Create piggy bank events.
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php
index 763d306275..436fe0f347 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/ReconcileController.php
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ class ReconcileController extends Controller
         if (!$start instanceof Carbon && !$end instanceof Carbon) {
             throw new FireflyException('Invalid dates submitted.');
         }
+        if(!is_numeric($startBalance)) {
+            $startBalance = '0';
+        }
+        if(!is_numeric($endBalance)) {
+            $endBalance = '0';
+    }
         if ($end->lt($start)) {
             [$start, $end] = [$end, $start];
         }