diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a472b4..45c95c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Synthetic data generator
 
+**Version 2.6**
+
+- Fixed issue in DOLC that would produce tumors with vital status 0 (dead) and DX date later than DOLC.
+
 **Version 2.5**
 
 - Updated dependencies.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRule.java b/src/main/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRule.java
index bb47011..1a04c92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRule.java
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package com.imsweb.datagenerator.naaccr.rule.tumor;
 
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.imsweb.datagenerator.naaccr.NaaccrDataGeneratorOptions;
 import com.imsweb.datagenerator.naaccr.NaaccrDataGeneratorTumorRule;
+import com.imsweb.naaccrxml.entity.AbstractEntity;
 import com.imsweb.naaccrxml.entity.Patient;
 import com.imsweb.naaccrxml.entity.Tumor;
 
@@ -29,9 +31,23 @@ public List<String> getRequiredProperties() {
     @Override
     public void execute(Tumor tumor, Patient patient, NaaccrDataGeneratorOptions options, Map<String, Object> context) {
 
-        // for now this is set to the DX date (they are assigned in order, so the DOLC will end up being the last one)
-        setValue(patient, "dateOfLastContactYear", tumor.getItemValue("dateOfDiagnosisYear"));
-        setValue(patient, "dateOfLastContactMonth", tumor.getItemValue("dateOfDiagnosisMonth"));
-        setValue(patient, "dateOfLastContactDay", tumor.getItemValue("dateOfDiagnosisDay"));
+        LocalDate diagnosisDate = getDate(tumor, "dateOfDiagnosis");
+        LocalDate lastContactDate = getDate(patient, "dateOfLastContact");
+
+        // Diagnosis dates are not guaranteed to be generated in chronological order, so retain the latest one.
+        if (diagnosisDate != null && (lastContactDate == null || diagnosisDate.isAfter(lastContactDate))) {
+            setValue(patient, "dateOfLastContactYear", tumor.getItemValue("dateOfDiagnosisYear"));
+            setValue(patient, "dateOfLastContactMonth", tumor.getItemValue("dateOfDiagnosisMonth"));
+            setValue(patient, "dateOfLastContactDay", tumor.getItemValue("dateOfDiagnosisDay"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private LocalDate getDate(AbstractEntity entity, String property) {
+        String year = entity.getItemValue(property + "Year");
+        String month = entity.getItemValue(property + "Month");
+        String day = entity.getItemValue(property + "Day");
+        if (year == null || month == null || day == null)
+            return null;
+        return LocalDate.of(Integer.parseInt(year), Integer.parseInt(month), Integer.parseInt(day));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRuleTest.java b/src/test/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRuleTest.java
index da4d18d..0b012b0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRuleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/imsweb/datagenerator/naaccr/rule/tumor/DateOfLastContactRuleTest.java
@@ -32,4 +32,26 @@ public void testExecute() {
         Assert.assertEquals("04", patient.getItemValue("dateOfLastContactDay"));
 
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeadPatientWithOutOfOrderDiagnosisDates() {
+        Patient patient = new Patient();
+        patient.addItem(new Item("vitalStatus", "0"));
+
+        Tumor laterTumor = new Tumor();
+        laterTumor.addItem(new Item("dateOfDiagnosisYear", "2006"));
+        laterTumor.addItem(new Item("dateOfDiagnosisMonth", "08"));
+        laterTumor.addItem(new Item("dateOfDiagnosisDay", "05"));
+        _rule.execute(laterTumor, patient, null, new HashMap<>());
+
+        Tumor earlierTumor = new Tumor();
+        earlierTumor.addItem(new Item("dateOfDiagnosisYear", "2005"));
+        earlierTumor.addItem(new Item("dateOfDiagnosisMonth", "07"));
+        earlierTumor.addItem(new Item("dateOfDiagnosisDay", "04"));
+        _rule.execute(earlierTumor, patient, null, new HashMap<>());
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("2006", patient.getItemValue("dateOfLastContactYear"));
+        Assert.assertEquals("08", patient.getItemValue("dateOfLastContactMonth"));
+        Assert.assertEquals("05", patient.getItemValue("dateOfLastContactDay"));
+    }
 }