diff --git a/code/model/Blog.php b/code/model/Blog.php
index a662d72..ceea732 100644
--- a/code/model/Blog.php
+++ b/code/model/Blog.php
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class Blog_Controller extends Page_Controller {
 			if(preg_match('/^[0-9]{4}$/', $year = $this->request->param('Year'))) {
 				return (int) $year;
 			}
-		} else {
+		} elseif($this->request->param('Action') == 'archive') {
 			return SS_Datetime::now()->Year();
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/BlogTest.php b/tests/BlogTest.php
index 79931fb..860d93c 100755
--- a/tests/BlogTest.php
+++ b/tests/BlogTest.php
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class BlogTest extends SapphireTest {
 
 		$link = Controller::join_links($blog->Link('archive'));
 		$this->assertEquals(200, $this->getStatusOf($link), 'HTTP Status should be 200');
-		$this->assertEquals('2013', ModelAsController::controller_for($blog)->getArchiveYear(), 'Defaults to current year');
 
 		$link = Controller::join_links($blog->Link('archive'), 'invalid-year');
 
@@ -126,6 +125,16 @@ class BlogTest extends SapphireTest {
 
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Test archive year
+	 */
+	public function testArchiveYear(){
+		$blog = $this->objFromFixture('Blog', 'FirstBlog');
+		$controller = new Blog_Controller($blog);
+		$this->requestURL($controller, 'first-post/archive/');
+		$this->assertEquals(2013, $controller->getArchiveYear(), 'getArchiveYear should return 2013');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param string $link
 	 *