diff --git a/daterangefilter/filters.py b/daterangefilter/filters.py
index 5ac38b9..90a491b 100644
--- a/daterangefilter/filters.py
+++ b/daterangefilter/filters.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 from django.db import models
-from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib import admin, messages
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@ def __init__(self, field, request, params, model, model_admin, field_path):
             self.lookup_val = '{} - {}'.format(self.lookup_gte, self.lookup_lte)
             # if we are filtering DateTimeField we should add one day to final date
             if isinstance(model._meta.get_field(field_path), models.DateTimeField):
-                gte_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(self.lookup_gte, '%Y-%m-%d')
-                lte_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(self.lookup_lte, '%Y-%m-%d')
-                lte_date = lte_date + datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600*24-1)
-                if settings.USE_TZ:
-                    gte_date = timezone.make_aware(gte_date, timezone.get_current_timezone())
-                    lte_date = timezone.make_aware(lte_date, timezone.get_current_timezone())
-                params[self.lookup_kwarg_gte] = gte_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
-                params[self.lookup_kwarg_lte] = lte_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
+                try:
+                    gte_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(self.lookup_gte, '%Y-%m-%d')
+                    lte_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(self.lookup_lte, '%Y-%m-%d')
+                    lte_date = lte_date + datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600*24-1)
+                    if settings.USE_TZ:
+                        gte_date = timezone.make_aware(gte_date, timezone.get_current_timezone())
+                        lte_date = timezone.make_aware(lte_date, timezone.get_current_timezone())
+                    params[self.lookup_kwarg_gte] = gte_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
+                    params[self.lookup_kwarg_lte] = lte_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z')
+                except ValueError:
+                    messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, _("Invalid date for '%(field_name)s' field range filter") % {'field_name': field.verbose_name})
         else:
             self.lookup_val = ''
         super(DateRangeFilter, self).__init__(field, request, params, model, model_admin, field_path)
diff --git a/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo b/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo
index e6e69fa..5e93572 100644
Binary files a/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo and b/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.mo differ
diff --git a/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 1c2fa1b..0ed4147 100644
--- a/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/daterangefilter/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-12-13 14:51+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2018-12-25 17:51+0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -24,18 +24,23 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Date Range Filter"
 msgstr "Фильтр диапазона дат"
 
-#: templates/daterangefilter/_future_ranges.html:3
-#: templates/daterangefilter/_past_ranges.html:3
-msgid "Today"
-msgstr "Сегодня"
+#: filters.py:36
+#, python-format
+msgid "Invalid date for '%(field_name)s' field range filter"
+msgstr "Некорректная дата для фильтра диапазона дат поля '%(field_name)s'"
 
-#: templates/daterangefilter/_future_ranges.html:4
+#: templates/daterangefilter/_future_ranges.html:3
 #: templates/daterangefilter/_past_ranges.html:5
 msgid "Yesterday"
 msgstr "Вчера"
 
-#: templates/daterangefilter/_future_ranges.html:5
+#: templates/daterangefilter/_future_ranges.html:4
 #: templates/daterangefilter/_past_ranges.html:4
+msgid "Today"
+msgstr "Сегодня"
+
+#: templates/daterangefilter/_future_ranges.html:5
+#: templates/daterangefilter/_past_ranges.html:3
 msgid "Tomorrow"
 msgstr "Завтра"
 
@@ -68,12 +73,12 @@ msgstr "Предыдущая неделя"
 msgid "In the past"
 msgstr "В прошлом"
 
-#: templates/daterangefilter/daterangefilter.html:11
+#: templates/daterangefilter/daterangefilter.html:10
 #, python-format
 msgid " By %(filter_title)s "
 msgstr " %(filter_title)s "
 
-#: templates/daterangefilter/daterangefilter.html:29
-#: templates/daterangefilter/suit_daterangefilter.html:25
+#: templates/daterangefilter/daterangefilter.html:31
+#: templates/daterangefilter/suit_daterangefilter.html:28
 msgid "Custom Range"
 msgstr "Другой диапазон"