diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/ValidationTester.kt b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/ValidationTester.kt
index 55c850f4..170980cd 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/ValidationTester.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/ValidationTester.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package pt.up.fe.ni.website.backend.utils
 
+import java.time.LocalDate
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.ResultActions
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content
@@ -112,13 +113,18 @@ class ValidationTester(
     }
 
     fun isPastDate() {
+        // get the current date and offset it by 1 day
+        val tomorrow = LocalDate.now()
+            .plusDays(1)
+            .toString()
+
         val params = requiredFields.toMutableMap()
-        params[param] = "01-01-3000" // TODO: use a date in the future instead of hard coded
+        params[param] = tomorrow
         req(params)
             .expectValidationError()
             .andExpectAll(
                 jsonPath("$.errors[0].message").value("must be a past date"),
-                jsonPath("$.errors[0].value").value("01-01-3000")
+                jsonPath("$.errors[0].value").value(tomorrow)
             )
     }