diff --git a/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb
index 8d9b9ff46..44fce4a1c 100644
--- a/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb
@@ -221,19 +221,21 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
               expect(absorbed_scheme.locations.count).to eq(1)
               absorbed_location = absorbed_scheme.locations.first
 
-              expect(absorbed_scheme.startdate).to eq(Time.zone.today + 1.month)
-              expect(absorbed_location.startdate).to eq(Time.zone.today + 1.month)
+              expected_date = Time.zone.today + 1.month
+              expect(absorbed_scheme.startdate).to eq(expected_date.in_time_zone)
+              expect(absorbed_location.startdate).to eq(expected_date.in_time_zone)
             end
 
             it "deactivates schemes and locations on the merged organisation on the startdate" do
               merge_organisations_service.call
 
+              expected_date = Time.zone.today + 1.month
               expect(scheme.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
               expect(location.scheme).to eq(scheme)
               expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
-              expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.today + 1.month)
+              expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date).to eq(expected_date.in_time_zone)
               expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
-              expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.today + 1.month)
+              expect(location.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date).to eq(expected_date.in_time_zone)
             end
           end
         end
@@ -376,15 +378,16 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
               expect(absorbed_scheme.locations.count).to eq(1)
               absorbed_location = absorbed_scheme.locations.first
 
+              expected_reactivation_date = Time.zone.today + 1.month
               expect(absorbed_scheme.startdate).to eq(Time.zone.today)
               expect(absorbed_scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
               expect(absorbed_scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.today)
-              expect(absorbed_scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.reactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.today + 1.month)
+              expect(absorbed_scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.reactivation_date).to eq(expected_reactivation_date.in_time_zone)
 
               expect(absorbed_location.startdate).to eq(Time.zone.today)
               expect(absorbed_location.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
               expect(absorbed_location.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.today)
-              expect(absorbed_location.location_deactivation_periods.first.reactivation_date).to eq(Time.zone.today + 1.month)
+              expect(absorbed_location.location_deactivation_periods.first.reactivation_date).to eq(expected_reactivation_date.in_time_zone)
             end
 
             it "deactivates schemes and locations on the merged organisation" do