diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index bf948b68..e65b4824 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -102,3 +102,4 @@ Thanks to the following, who submitted detailed bug reports and excellent sugges
   Rafael Oliveira
   agentcoffee
   eq0cdk
+  squirrellyDave
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 72ba1def..06dc6774 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
           (thanks to Shaun Ruffel)
 - #441    Return report return code
           (thanks to lospatchos)
+- #450    Report 'totals.py' does not display data when no time range specified
+          (thanks to squirrellyDave)
 - #458    Add man documentation for configuring tag colors.
           (thanks to Lim Ding Wen)
 - #463    Add colors to summary
@@ -23,8 +25,9 @@
           (Thanks to Stanisław Wysocki)
 - #491    Tracking an interval in the future while actively tracking time results in a database inconsistency
           (thanks to agentcoffee)
-- #505    report 'totals.py' does not truncate intervals to report range
+- #505    Report 'totals.py' does not truncate intervals to report range
           (thanks to eq0cdk)
+
 ------ current release ---------------------------
 
 1.4.3 (2021-05-28) - fc618636aacba6e52d447b482aeef58b375dfc8c
diff --git a/ext/totals.py b/ext/totals.py
index 4939fd38..2e293273 100755
--- a/ext/totals.py
+++ b/ext/totals.py
@@ -69,33 +69,59 @@ def calculate_totals(input_stream):
         else:
             body += line
 
-    if "temp.report.start" not in configuration:
-        return ["There is no data in the database"]
+    j = json.loads(body)
 
-    report_start_utc = datetime.datetime.strptime(configuration["temp.report.start"], DATEFORMAT)
-    report_start_utc = report_start_utc.replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
-    report_start = report_start_utc.astimezone(tz=to_zone)
+    if "temp.report.start" in configuration:
+        report_start_utc = datetime.datetime.strptime(configuration["temp.report.start"], DATEFORMAT)
+        report_start_utc = report_start_utc.replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
+        report_start = report_start_utc.astimezone(tz=to_zone)
+    else:
+        report_start_utc = None
+        report_start = None
 
     if "temp.report.end" in configuration:
         report_end_utc = datetime.datetime.strptime(configuration["temp.report.end"], DATEFORMAT)
         report_end_utc = report_end_utc.replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
-        report_end = report_end_utc.astimezone(to_zone)
-    else:
-        report_end_utc = datetime.datetime.now(tz=from_zone)
         report_end = report_end_utc.astimezone(tz=to_zone)
+    else:
+        report_end_utc = None
+        report_end = None
+
+    if len(j) == 0:
+        if report_start is not None and report_end is not None:
+            return ["No data in the range {:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} - {:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}".format(report_start, report_end)]
+        elif report_start is None and report_end is not None:
+            return ["No data in the range until {:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}".format(report_end)]
+        elif report_start is not None and report_end is None:
+            return ["No data in the range since {:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}".format(report_start)]
+        else:
+            return ["No data to display"]
+
+    if "start" in j[0]:
+        if report_start_utc is not None:
+            j[0]["start"] = max(report_start_utc, datetime.datetime.strptime(j[0]["start"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone)).strftime(DATEFORMAT)
+    else:
+        return ["Cannot display an past open range"]
+
+    if "end" in j[-1]:
+        if report_end_utc is not None:
+            j[-1]["end"] = min(report_end_utc, datetime.datetime.strptime(j[-1]["end"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone)).strftime(DATEFORMAT)
+        else:
+            report_end = datetime.datetime.strptime(j[-1]["end"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
+    else:
+        if report_end_utc is not None:
+            j[-1]["end"] = report_end_utc.strftime(DATEFORMAT)
+        else:
+            j[-1]["end"] = datetime.datetime.now(tz=from_zone).strftime(DATEFORMAT)
+            report_end = datetime.datetime.now(tz=to_zone)
 
     # Sum the seconds tracked by tag.
     totals = dict()
     untagged = None
-    j = json.loads(body)
 
     for object in j:
-        start = max(report_start_utc, datetime.datetime.strptime(object["start"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone))
-
-        if "end" in object:
-            end = min(report_end_utc, datetime.datetime.strptime(object["end"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone))
-        else:
-            end = min(report_end_utc, datetime.datetime.now(tz=from_zone))
+        start = datetime.datetime.strptime(object["start"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
+        end = datetime.datetime.strptime(object["end"], DATEFORMAT).replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
 
         tracked = end - start
 
@@ -117,9 +143,6 @@ def calculate_totals(input_stream):
         if len(tag) > max_width:
             max_width = len(tag)
 
-    if len(totals) == 0 and untagged is None:
-        return ["No data in the range {:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} - {:%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}".format(report_start, report_end)]
-
     # Compose report header.
     output = [
         "",
diff --git a/test/test_totals.t b/test/test_totals.t
index 30fb5764..be18c659 100755
--- a/test/test_totals.t
+++ b/test/test_totals.t
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TestTotals(TestCase):
 
         out = calculate_totals(input_stream)
 
-        self.assertEqual(['There is no data in the database'], out)
+        self.assertEqual(['No data to display'], out)
 
     def test_totals_with_filled_database(self):
         """totals extension should print report for filled database"""
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class TestTotals(TestCase):
 
         out = calculate_totals(input_stream)
 
-        self.assertEqual(['There is no data in the database'], out)
+        self.assertEqual(['No data to display'], out)
 
     def test_totals_colored_with_filled_database(self):
         """totals extension should print report for filled database (colored)"""