diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ec4d07..7c79b35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Immich automatic Person -> Album
 
-Automatically add people (faces) to an album and keep that album up-to-date. You can then share that automatic person-album 
+Automatically add people (faces) to an album and keep that album up-to-date. You can then share that automatic person-album
 with another user (for example, a shared album of your children).
 
-You can arbitrarily add any face/person to any album. So you could make a "Family" album which contains all your family 
+You can arbitrarily add any face/person to any album. So you could make a "Family" album which contains all your family
 members and is automatically updated.
 
 You can use API keys from any number of Immich users, so the one Docker container can handle doing automatic
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Alternatively, you can add the configuration inline in your `docker-compose.yml`
         {
           "immichServer": "http://192.168.0.20:2283",
           "schedule": "*/30 * * * *",
+          "startDate": "2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z",
           "users": [
             {
               "apiKey": "XXXXXXXXXX",       # Immich user's API key (read-only access)
@@ -67,11 +68,11 @@ Alternatively, you can add the configuration inline in your `docker-compose.yml`
 6. Give it a name
 7. Add the permissions of `asset.read` and `albumAsset.create`
 8. Click **Create**
-9. Copy the new API key and put it in your config file 
+9. Copy the new API key and put it in your config file
 
 ### Get your person and album IDs
 
-Person IDs: 
+Person IDs:
 
 - Immich → Explore → People → Click person → Copy ID from URL
 - Example URL: http://your-server/people/f3437c84-83f9-4e84-9640-0dcd12efd08e
diff --git a/app/src/function.ts b/app/src/function.ts
index ef6fe18..a621243 100644
--- a/app/src/function.ts
+++ b/app/src/function.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class PersonToAlbum {
   async processPerson (link: Link) {
     let nextPage: string | null = '1'
     let mostRecent
+    const updateKey = this.getUpdateKeyName(link)
 
     if (link.description) console.log(`=== ${link.description} ===`)
     console.log(`Adding person ${link.personId} to album ${link.albumId}`)
@@ -43,11 +44,16 @@ export class PersonToAlbum {
           // the asset was updated in Immich, and nothing to do with the EXIF data.
           // https://immich.app/docs/api/get-asset-info
           // This may also be the case for `created`, but it doesn't specify that in the docs.
-          updatedAfter: store.get(this.getUpdateKeyName(link)),
+          updatedAfter: store.get(updateKey) || this.config.startDate,
           page: parseInt(nextPage, 10), // why is `nextPage` a string and `page` a number? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
           personIds: [link.personId]
         }
       })
+      if (!res.assets.items.length) {
+        nextPage = res.assets.nextPage
+        continue
+      }
+
       // Track the most recent photo timestamp so we can update the store
       if (!mostRecent) mostRecent = res.assets.items[0].updatedAt
 
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ export class PersonToAlbum {
     }
 
     // Store the most recent asset update value so we can start processing only newer items next time.
-    await store.set(this.getUpdateKeyName(link), mostRecent)
+    if (mostRecent) await store.set(this.getUpdateKeyName(link), mostRecent)
     console.log()
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/types.ts b/app/src/types.ts
index 15798ad..323f060 100644
--- a/app/src/types.ts
+++ b/app/src/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export interface Config {
   immichServer: string;
   schedule: string;
+  startDate: string;
   users: User[]
 }
 
diff --git a/data/config.json.example b/data/config.json.example
index aa6e4c9..3d5ea47 100644
--- a/data/config.json.example
+++ b/data/config.json.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "immichServer": "http://192.168.0.20:2283",
   "schedule": "*/30 * * * *",
+  "startDate": "2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z",
   "users": [
     {
       "apiKey": "",