diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb
index bada35dad..b771cbcea 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "rails_helper"
 RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2022::RowParser do
   subject(:parser) { described_class.new(attributes) }
 
-  let(:now) { Time.zone.today }
+  let(:now) { Time.zone.parse("01/03/2023") }
 
   let(:attributes) { { bulk_upload: } }
   let(:bulk_upload) { create(:bulk_upload, :lettings, user:) }
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
index bc35388d7..a7dc629c0 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "rails_helper"
 RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2023::RowParser do
   subject(:parser) { described_class.new(attributes) }
 
-  let(:now) { Time.zone.today }
+  let(:now) { Time.zone.parse("01/03/2023") }
 
   let(:attributes) { { bulk_upload: } }
   let(:bulk_upload) { create(:bulk_upload, :lettings, user:, needstype: nil) }