diff --git a/date/date_admin.inc b/date/date_admin.inc
index e122e00e523472bf30c7092ae93b79faba3fd1f6..0f4c8ac9494ec059bd2be6d673d12d79dabd7385 100644
--- a/date/date_admin.inc
+++ b/date/date_admin.inc
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ function date_widget_settings_form($widget) {
   else {
     $form['increment'] = array(
       '#type' => 'hidden',
-      '#value' => !empty($widget['year_range']) ? $widget['year_range'] : '-3:+3',
+      '#value' => !empty($widget['increment']) ? $widget['increment'] : 1,
       );
     $form['year_range'] = array(
       '#type' => 'hidden',
-      '#value' => isset($widget['increment']) ? $widget['increment'] : 1,
+      '#value' => isset($widget['year_range']) ? $widget['year_range'] : '-3:+3',
       );
   }