diff --git a/internal/handlers/equipment.go b/internal/handlers/equipment.go
index 6043ff6..a2cfb8a 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/equipment.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/equipment.go
@@ -317,6 +317,13 @@ func (c Equipment) BlockEquipmentFunc(repository domain.EquipmentRepository) equ
 
 		startDate := time.Time(s.Data.StartDate)
 		endDate := time.Time(s.Data.EndDate)
+		currentDate := time.Now()
+
+		if startDate.Before(currentDate) || endDate.Before(currentDate) {
+			return equipment.NewBlockEquipmentDefault(http.StatusBadRequest).
+				WithPayload(buildBadRequestErrorPayload(messages.ErrStartDateBeforeCurrentDate, ""))
+		}
+
 		if startDate.After(endDate) {
 			return equipment.NewBlockEquipmentDefault(http.StatusBadRequest).
 				WithPayload(buildBadRequestErrorPayload(messages.ErrStartDateAfterEnd, ""))
diff --git a/internal/messages/messages.go b/internal/messages/messages.go
index 8b310a4..d4837d3 100644
--- a/internal/messages/messages.go
+++ b/internal/messages/messages.go
@@ -45,22 +45,23 @@ var (
 
 	// Equipment
 
-	ErrCreateEquipment           = "error while creating equipment"
-	ErrMapEquipment              = "error while mapping equipment"
-	ErrGetEquipment              = "error while getting equipment"
-	ErrEquipmentNotFound         = "equipment not found"
-	ErrEquipmentArchive          = "error while archiving equipment"
-	ErrEquipmentBlock            = "error while blocking equipment"
-	ErrEquipmentUnblock          = "error while unblocking equipment"
-	ErrDeleteEquipment           = "error while deleting equipment"
-	ErrQueryTotalEquipments      = "error while getting total of all equipments"
-	ErrQueryEquipments           = "error while getting all equipments"
-	ErrUpdateEquipment           = "error while updating equipment"
-	ErrFindEquipment             = "error while finding equipment"
-	ErrEquipmentBlockForbidden   = "you don't have rights to block the equipment"
-	ErrEquipmentUnblockForbidden = "you don't have rights to unblock the equipment"
-	ErrStartDateAfterEnd         = "start date should be before end date"
-	MsgEquipmentDeleted          = "equipment deleted"
+	ErrCreateEquipment            = "error while creating equipment"
+	ErrMapEquipment               = "error while mapping equipment"
+	ErrGetEquipment               = "error while getting equipment"
+	ErrEquipmentNotFound          = "equipment not found"
+	ErrEquipmentArchive           = "error while archiving equipment"
+	ErrEquipmentBlock             = "error while blocking equipment"
+	ErrEquipmentUnblock           = "error while unblocking equipment"
+	ErrDeleteEquipment            = "error while deleting equipment"
+	ErrQueryTotalEquipments       = "error while getting total of all equipments"
+	ErrQueryEquipments            = "error while getting all equipments"
+	ErrUpdateEquipment            = "error while updating equipment"
+	ErrFindEquipment              = "error while finding equipment"
+	ErrEquipmentBlockForbidden    = "you don't have rights to block the equipment"
+	ErrEquipmentUnblockForbidden  = "you don't have rights to unblock the equipment"
+	ErrStartDateAfterEnd          = "start date should be before end date"
+	ErrStartDateBeforeCurrentDate = "Start date or end date must be after current date"
+	MsgEquipmentDeleted           = "equipment deleted"
 
 	// Order Status