diff --git a/spec/requests/form_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/form_controller_spec.rb
index d5a8dbcf8..9dce39af2 100644
--- a/spec/requests/form_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/form_controller_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ RSpec.describe FormController, type: :request do
       :lettings_log,
       :about_completed,
       status: 1,
-      startdate: Time.zone.local(2021, 10, 10),
       created_by: user,
     )
   end
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ RSpec.describe FormController, type: :request do
       :lettings_log,
       :completed,
       created_by: user,
-      startdate: Time.zone.local(2021, 5, 1),
     )
   end
   let(:headers) { { "Accept" => "text/html" } }
@@ -204,10 +202,13 @@ RSpec.describe FormController, type: :request do
     describe "GET" do
       context "with form pages" do
         context "when forms exist for multiple years" do
-          let(:lettings_log_year_1) { create(:lettings_log, startdate: Time.zone.local(2021, 5, 1), owning_organisation: organisation, created_by: user) }
+          let(:lettings_log_year_1) { create(:lettings_log, owning_organisation: organisation, created_by: user) }
           let(:lettings_log_year_2) { create(:lettings_log, :about_completed, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1), owning_organisation: organisation, created_by: user) }
 
           before do
+            Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.local(2021, 5, 1))
+            lettings_log_year_1.update!(startdate: Time.zone.local(2021, 5, 1))
+            Timecop.unfreeze
             allow(lettings_log_year_1.form).to receive(:end_date).and_return(Time.zone.today + 1.day)
           end
 
@@ -663,6 +664,15 @@ RSpec.describe FormController, type: :request do
           end
           let(:referrer) { "/lettings-logs/#{completed_lettings_log.id}/net-income-value-check?referrer=check_answers" }
 
+          around do |example|
+            Timecop.freeze(Time.zone.local(2022, 1, 1)) do
+              Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
+              example.run
+            end
+            Timecop.return
+            Singleton.__init__(FormHandler)
+          end
+
           before do
             completed_lettings_log.update!(ecstat1: 1, earnings: 130, hhmemb: 1) # we're not routing to that page, so it gets cleared?
             allow(completed_lettings_log).to receive(:net_income_soft_validation_triggered?).and_return(true)