diff --git a/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb b/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb
index f5ffd66bf..6c765f585 100644
--- a/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module CollectionTimeHelper
     start_date = [start_date_override, collection_start_date(date).to_date].compact.max.to_date
     end_date = [end_date_override, collection_end_date(date).to_date].compact.min.to_date
 
-    return nil if start_date > end_date
+    return nil if start_date > end_date || start_date == end_date
 
     available_dates = (start_date..end_date).to_a - [date.to_date]
     available_dates.empty? ? nil : available_dates.sample
diff --git a/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb
index a23fc905d..c67557636 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb
@@ -106,4 +106,72 @@ RSpec.describe CollectionTimeHelper do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#generate_different_date_within_collection_year" do
+    let(:date) { Time.zone.local(2024, 6, 15) }
+
+    context "when no overrides are provided" do
+      it "returns a different date within the collection year" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date)
+        expect(result).not_to eq(date)
+        expect(result).to be_between(Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1), Time.zone.local(2025, 3, 31))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when start_date_override is the last day" do
+      it "returns nil" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date, start_date_override: Time.zone.local(2025, 3, 31))
+        expect(result).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when end_date_override is the first day" do
+      it "returns nil" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date, end_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1))
+        expect(result).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when start_date_override and end_date_override are the same day" do
+      it "returns nil" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date, start_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 6, 15), end_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 6, 15))
+        expect(result).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when start_date_override is greater than end_date_override" do
+      it "returns nil" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date, start_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 7, 1), end_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 6, 1))
+        expect(result).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when valid overrides are provided" do
+      it "returns a different date within the overridden range" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date, start_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 5, 1), end_date_override: Time.zone.local(2024, 7, 1))
+        expect(result).not_to eq(date)
+        expect(result).to be_between(Time.zone.local(2024, 5, 1), Time.zone.local(2024, 7, 1))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the date is at the start of the collection year" do
+      let(:date) { Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1) }
+
+      it "returns a different date within the collection year" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date)
+        expect(result).not_to eq(date)
+        expect(result).to be_between(Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1), Time.zone.local(2025, 3, 31))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the date is at the end of the collection year" do
+      let(:date) { Time.zone.local(2025, 3, 31) }
+
+      it "returns a different date within the collection year" do
+        result = generate_different_date_within_collection_year(date)
+        expect(result).not_to eq(date)
+        expect(result).to be_between(Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1), Time.zone.local(2025, 3, 31))
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end