diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TimeRangeController.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TimeRangeController.js
index b5ff59ab1a..a0c6b84dcf 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TimeRangeController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TimeRangeController.js
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ define(
             function updateOuterStart(t) {
                 var ngModel = $scope.ngModel;
 
+                ngModel.outer.start = t;
+
                 ngModel.outer.end = Math.max(
                     ngModel.outer.start + outerMinimumSpan,
                     ngModel.outer.end
@@ -198,14 +200,14 @@ define(
                     ngModel.inner.end
                 );
 
-                $scope.startOuterText = formatTimestamp(t);
-
                 updateViewForInnerSpanFromModel(ngModel);
             }
 
             function updateOuterEnd(t) {
                 var ngModel = $scope.ngModel;
 
+                ngModel.outer.end = t;
+
                 ngModel.outer.start = Math.min(
                     ngModel.outer.end - outerMinimumSpan,
                     ngModel.outer.start
@@ -218,8 +220,6 @@ define(
                     ngModel.inner.start
                 );
 
-                $scope.endOuterText = formatTimestamp(t);
-
                 updateViewForInnerSpanFromModel(ngModel);
             }