diff --git a/app/models/form.rb b/app/models/form.rb
index 409a78da7..456f25eda 100644
--- a/app/models/form.rb
+++ b/app/models/form.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Form
               :setup_sections, :form_sections, :unresolved_log_redirect_page_id
 
   def initialize(form_path, start_year = "", sections_in_form = [], type = "lettings")
-    if type == "sales" || (start_year && start_year.to_i > 2022)
+    if sales_or_start_year_after_2022?(type, start_year)
       @setup_sections = type == "sales" ? [Form::Sales::Sections::Setup.new(nil, nil, self)] : [Form::Lettings::Sections::Setup.new(nil, nil, self)]
       @form_sections = sections_in_form.map { |sec| sec.new(nil, nil, self) }
       @type = type
@@ -241,4 +241,8 @@ class Form
   def valid_start_date_for_form?(start_date)
     start_date >= self.start_date && start_date <= end_date
   end
+
+  def sales_or_start_year_after_2022?(type, start_year)
+    type == "sales" || (start_year && start_year.to_i > 2022)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb b/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
index d563546b5..34811cde9 100644
--- a/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ RSpec.describe FormHandler do
 
   describe "lettings_forms" do
     context "when current and previous forms are defined in JSON (current collection start year before 2023)" do
+      let(:now) { Time.utc(2022, 9, 20) }
+
       it "creates a next_lettings form from ruby form objects" do
         expect(form_handler.lettings_forms["previous_lettings"]).to be_present
         expect(form_handler.lettings_forms["previous_lettings"].start_date.year).to eq(2021)