diff --git a/lib/crono/period.rb b/lib/crono/period.rb
index 31a99f3..661cd88 100644
--- a/lib/crono/period.rb
+++ b/lib/crono/period.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Crono
-  # Period describe frequency of performing a task
+  # Period describe frequency of jobs
   class Period
     DAYS = [:monday, :tuesday, :wednesday, :thursday, :friday, :saturday,
             :sunday]
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ module Crono
       return initial_next unless since
       @next = @period.since(since)
       @next = @next.beginning_of_week.advance(days: @on) if @on
-      @next.change(time_atts)
+      @next = @next.change(time_atts)
+      return @next if @next.future?
+      Time.now
     end
 
     def description
diff --git a/spec/period_spec.rb b/spec/period_spec.rb
index bb7fa57..e396912 100644
--- a/spec/period_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/period_spec.rb
@@ -53,28 +53,33 @@ describe Crono::Period do
     end
 
     context 'in daily basis' do
+      it "should return Time.now if the next time in past" do
+        @period = Crono::Period.new(1.day, at: '06:00')
+        expect(@period.next(since: 2.days.ago)).to be_eql(Time.now)
+      end
+
       it 'should return the time 2 days from now' do
         @period = Crono::Period.new(2.day)
-        expect(@period.next).to be_eql(2.day.from_now)
+        expect(@period.next).to be_eql(2.days.from_now)
       end
 
       it "should set time to 'at' time as a string" do
         time = 10.minutes.ago
         at = [time.hour, time.min].join(':')
-        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.day, at: at)
-        expect(@period.next).to be_eql(2.day.from_now.change(hour: time.hour, min: time.min))
+        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.days, at: at)
+        expect(@period.next).to be_eql(2.days.from_now.change(hour: time.hour, min: time.min))
       end
 
       it "should set time to 'at' time as a hash" do
         time = 10.minutes.ago
         at = { hour: time.hour, min: time.min }
-        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.day, at: at)
-        expect(@period.next).to be_eql(2.day.from_now.change(at))
+        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.days, at: at)
+        expect(@period.next).to be_eql(2.days.from_now.change(at))
       end
 
       it "should raise error when 'at' is wrong" do
         expect {
-          Crono::Period.new(2.day, at: 1)
+          Crono::Period.new(2.days, at: 1)
         }.to raise_error("Unknown 'at' format")
       end
 
@@ -85,14 +90,14 @@ describe Crono::Period do
       end
 
       it 'should return time in relation to last time' do
-        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.day)
+        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.days)
         expect(@period.next(since: 1.day.ago)).to be_eql(1.day.from_now)
       end
 
       it 'should return today time if it is first run and not too late' do
         time = 10.minutes.from_now
         at = { hour: time.hour, min: time.min }
-        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.day, at: at)
+        @period = Crono::Period.new(2.days, at: at)
         expect(@period.next.utc.to_s).to be_eql(Time.now.change(at).utc.to_s)
       end
     end