diff --git a/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_export_dag.py b/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_export_dag.py
index 97b8f7fb..4067e6d2 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_export_dag.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_export_dag.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def build_export_dag(
         provider_uris_archival,
         output_bucket,
         export_start_date,
+        export_end_date=None,
         notification_emails=None,
         export_schedule_interval='0 0 * * *',
         export_max_workers=10,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def build_export_dag(
     default_dag_args = {
         "depends_on_past": False,
         "start_date": export_start_date,
+        "end_date": export_end_date,
         "email_on_failure": True,
         "email_on_retry": False,
         "retries": export_retries,
diff --git a/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_load_dag.py b/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_load_dag.py
index 5644f266..d72bba46 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_load_dag.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/build_load_dag.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def build_load_dag(
     chain='polygon',
     notification_emails=None,
     load_start_date=datetime(2018, 7, 1),
+    load_end_date=None,
+    load_catchup=False,
     load_schedule_interval='0 0 * * *',
     load_all_partitions=True
 ):
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ def read_file(filepath):
     default_dag_args = {
         'depends_on_past': False,
         'start_date': load_start_date,
+        'end_date': load_end_date,
         'email_on_failure': True,
         'email_on_retry': False,
         'retries': 5,
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ def read_file(filepath):
     # Define a DAG (directed acyclic graph) of tasks.
     dag = models.DAG(
         dag_id,
-        catchup=False,
+        catchup=load_catchup,
         schedule_interval=load_schedule_interval,
         default_args=default_dag_args)
 
diff --git a/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/variables.py b/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/variables.py
index 2f39dca7..f227bacd 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/variables.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/polygonetl_airflow/variables.py
@@ -54,8 +54,14 @@ def read_load_dag_vars(var_prefix, **kwargs):
         # 'success_notification_emails': read_var('success_notification_emails', None, False, **kwargs),
         'load_schedule_interval': read_var('load_schedule_interval', var_prefix, True, **kwargs),
         'load_all_partitions': parse_bool(read_var('load_all_partitions', var_prefix, False, **kwargs), default=None),
+        'load_catchup': parse_bool(read_var('load_catchup', var_prefix, False, **kwargs), default=False),
     }
 
+    load_start_date = read_var('load_start_date', var_prefix, False, **kwargs)
+    if load_start_date is not None:
+        load_start_date = datetime.strptime(load_start_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
+        vars['load_start_date'] = load_start_date
+
     load_end_date = read_var('load_end_date', var_prefix, False, **kwargs)
     if load_end_date is not None:
         load_end_date = datetime.strptime(load_end_date, '%Y-%m-%d')