diff --git a/src/scales/scale.time.js b/src/scales/scale.time.js
index 710d51410f8..0b356b3c100 100755
--- a/src/scales/scale.time.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.time.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			me.displayFormat = timeOpts.displayFormats[unit];
 
 			var stepSize = timeOpts.stepSize || determineStepSize(minTimestamp || dataMin, maxTimestamp || dataMax, unit, maxTicks);
-			var ticks = me.ticks = Chart.Ticks.generators.time({
+			me.ticks = Chart.Ticks.generators.time({
 				maxTicks: maxTicks,
 				min: minTimestamp,
 				max: maxTimestamp,
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 
 			// At this point, we need to update our max and min given the tick values since we have expanded the
 			// range of the scale
-			me.max = helpers.max(ticks);
-			me.min = helpers.min(ticks);
+			me.max = helpers.max(me.ticks);
+			me.min = helpers.min(me.ticks);
 		},
 		// Get tooltip label
 		getLabelForIndex: function(index, datasetIndex) {