diff --git a/spec/factories/lettings_log.rb b/spec/factories/lettings_log.rb
index ae5d9bc95..b0667b817 100644
--- a/spec/factories/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/lettings_log.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     created_by { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
     owning_organisation { created_by.organisation }
     managing_organisation { created_by.organisation }
-    startdate { Time.zone.today }
     trait :about_completed do
       renewal { 0 }
       needstype { 1 }
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       age2 { 19 }
       renewal { 1 }
       rent_type { 1 }
+      startdate { Time.zone.today }
     end
     trait :soft_validations_triggered do
       status { 1 }
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       hhmemb { 1 }
     end
     trait :completed do
+      startdate { Time.zone.today }
       status { 2 }
       tenancycode { Faker::Name.initials(number: 10) }
       age1_known { 0 }
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       rsnvac { 6 }
       unittype_gn { 7 }
       beds { 3 }
-      voiddate { "03/11/2019" }
+      voiddate { 2.days.ago }
       offered { 2 }
       wchair { 1 }
       earnings { 68 }
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       hbrentshortfall { 1 }
       tshortfall { 12 }
       property_relet { 0 }
-      mrcdate { Time.zone.yesterday }
+      mrcdate { 1.day.ago }
       incref { 0 }
       armedforces { 1 }
       builtype { 1 }
diff --git a/spec/models/lettings_log_spec.rb b/spec/models/lettings_log_spec.rb
index c1bfafb57..5377dfe37 100644
--- a/spec/models/lettings_log_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/lettings_log_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ RSpec.describe LettingsLog do
 
   before do
     allow(FormHandler.instance).to receive(:current_lettings_form).and_return(fake_2021_2022_form)
+    Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.local(2022, 1, 1))
+  end
+
+  after do
+    Timecop.unfreeze
   end
 
   include_examples "shared examples for derived fields", :lettings_log
@@ -2404,8 +2409,8 @@ RSpec.describe LettingsLog do
   end
 
   describe "scopes" do
-    let!(:lettings_log_1) { FactoryBot.create(:lettings_log, :in_progress, startdate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), created_by: created_by_user) }
-    let!(:lettings_log_2) { FactoryBot.create(:lettings_log, :completed, startdate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), created_by: created_by_user) }
+    let!(:lettings_log_1) { FactoryBot.create(:lettings_log, :in_progress, startdate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), mrcdate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), voiddate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), created_by: created_by_user) }
+    let!(:lettings_log_2) { FactoryBot.create(:lettings_log, :completed, startdate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), mrcdate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), voiddate: Time.utc(2021, 5, 3), created_by: created_by_user) }
 
     before do
       Timecop.freeze(Time.utc(2022, 6, 3))