diff --git a/utils.ts b/utils.ts
index 96e347a6..27cc4d7c 100644
--- a/utils.ts
+++ b/utils.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ export function getCurrentTermYear() {
 }
 
 export function getPreviousTermYear() {
-  const result = getTermYear({ goBackwards: true, skipCurrent: true }).next();
+  const result = getTermYear(getCurrentTermYear(), {
+    goBackwards: true,
+    skipCurrent: true,
+  }).next();
 
   if (result.done === true) {
     throw new Error("Cannot get previous term. Iterator is done.");