diff --git a/app/models/concerns/issued_at.rb b/app/models/concerns/issued_at.rb
index 93d1c3e2ef..e7b1ad9fc5 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/issued_at.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/issued_at.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def issued_at_cannot_be_before_2000
   end
 
   def issued_at_cannot_be_further_than_1_year
-    if issued_at.present? && issued_at > DateTime.now.next_year
+    if issued_at.present? && issued_at > DateTime.current.next_year
       errors.add(:issued_at, "cannot be more than 1 year in the future")
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/factories/donations.rb b/spec/factories/donations.rb
index 70e2bef821..ef5bb6c1a0 100644
--- a/spec/factories/donations.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/donations.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     source { Donation::SOURCES[:misc] }
     storage_location
     organization { Organization.try(:first) || create(:organization) }
-    issued_at { Time.current }
+    issued_at { DateTime.current }
 
     factory :manufacturer_donation do
       manufacturer
diff --git a/spec/models/organization_spec.rb b/spec/models/organization_spec.rb
index ddbd10442a..ad40e1b7d6 100644
--- a/spec/models/organization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/organization_spec.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 
     describe 'users' do
       subject { organization.users }
-      let(:organization) { create(:organization) }
 
       context 'when a organizaton has a user that has two roles' do
         let(:user) { create(:user) }
@@ -361,7 +360,6 @@
     end
 
     context 'with invisible items' do
-      let!(:organization) { create(:organization) }
       let!(:item1) { create(:item, organization: organization, active: true, visible_to_partners: true) }
       let!(:item2) { create(:item, organization: organization, active: true, visible_to_partners: false) }
       let!(:item3) { create(:item, organization: organization, active: false, visible_to_partners: true) }
@@ -401,21 +399,24 @@
   describe 'earliest reporting year' do
     # re 2813 update annual report -- allowing an earliest reporting year will let us do system testing and staging for annual reports
     it 'is the organization created year if no associated data' do
-      org = create(:organization)
-      expect(org.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(org.created_at.year)
+      expect(organization.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(organization.created_at.year)
     end
+
     it 'is the year of the earliest of donation, purchase, or distribution if they are earlier ' do
-      org = create(:organization)
-      create(:donation, organization: org, issued_at: 364.days.from_now)
-      create(:purchase, organization: org, issued_at: 364.days.from_now)
-      create(:distribution, organization: org, issued_at: 364.days.from_now)
-      expect(org.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(org.created_at.year)
-      create(:donation, organization: org, issued_at: 5.years.ago)
-      expect(org.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(5.years.ago.year)
-      create(:purchase, organization: org, issued_at: 6.years.ago)
-      expect(org.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(6.years.ago.year)
-      create(:purchase, organization: org, issued_at: 7.years.ago)
-      expect(org.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(7.years.ago.year)
+      freeze_time do
+        create(:donation, organization: organization, issued_at: DateTime.current.next_year - 1.day)
+        create(:purchase, organization: organization, issued_at: DateTime.current.next_year - 1.day)
+        create(:distribution, organization: organization, issued_at: DateTime.current.next_year - 1.day)
+        expect(organization.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(organization.created_at.year)
+        create(:donation, organization: organization, issued_at: 5.years.ago)
+        expect(organization.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(5.years.ago.year)
+        create(:purchase, organization: organization, issued_at: 6.years.ago)
+        expect(organization.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(6.years.ago.year)
+        create(:purchase, organization: organization, issued_at: 7.years.ago)
+        expect(organization.earliest_reporting_year).to eq(7.years.ago.year)
+      ensure
+        travel_back
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/reports/donations_summary_spec.rb b/spec/requests/reports/donations_summary_spec.rb
index f8291020c7..9598dc2f9c 100644
--- a/spec/requests/reports/donations_summary_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/reports/donations_summary_spec.rb
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@
     end
 
     describe "time display" do
-      let!(:donation) { create(:donation, :with_items, issued_at: 1.day.ago) }
+      it "uses issued_at for the relative time display, not created_at" do
+        freeze_time do
+          create(:donation, :with_items, issued_at: DateTime.current - 1.day)
 
-      before do
-        freeze_time
-        get reports_donations_summary_path
-      end
+          get reports_donations_summary_path
 
-      it "uses issued_at for the relative time display, not created_at" do
-        expect(response.body).to include("1 day ago")
+          expect(response.body).to include("1 day ago")
+        ensure
+          travel_back
+        end
       end
     end