diff --git a/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb b/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb
index 99b2383..91f8c48 100644
--- a/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/attribute_methods_spec.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
 
   it "should call parser on write for datetime attribute" do
     @person.class.should_receive(:parse_date_time).once
-    @person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-06-01 02:03:04"
+    @person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
   end
 
   it "should call parser on write for date attribute" do
     @person.class.should_receive(:parse_date_time).once
-    @person.birth_date = "2000-06-01"
+    @person.birth_date = "2000-01-01"
   end
 
   it "should call parser on write for time attribute" do
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
   end
 
   it "should return raw string value for attribute_before_type_cast when written as string" do
-    time_string = "2000-06-01 02:03:04"
+    time_string = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
     @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
     @person.birth_date_and_time_before_type_cast.should == time_string
   end
   
   it "should return Time object for attribute_before_type_cast when written as Time" do
-    @person.birth_date_and_time = Time.mktime(2000, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4)
+    @person.birth_date_and_time = Time.mktime(2000, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4)
     @person.birth_date_and_time_before_type_cast.should be_kind_of(Time)
   end
 
   it "should return Time object using attribute read method when written with string" do
-    @person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-06-01 02:03:04"
+    @person.birth_date_and_time = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
     @person.birth_date_and_time.should be_kind_of(Time)
   end    
  
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
     end
     
     it "should return true for attribute changed?" do
-      time_string = "2000-06-01 02:03:04"
+      time_string = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
       @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
       @person.birth_date_and_time_changed?.should be_true
     end
     
     it "should show changes for time attribute as nil to Time object" do
-      time_string = "2000-06-01 02:03:04"
+      time_string = "2000-01-01 02:03:04"
       @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
       time = @person.birth_date_and_time
       @person.changes.should == {"birth_date_and_time" => [nil, time]}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
     
     it "should return time object from database in default timezone" do        
       ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone = :utc
-      time_string = "2000-06-01 09:00:00"
+      time_string = "2000-01-01 09:00:00"
       @person = Person.new
       @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
       @person.save
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::AttributeMethods do
   
   it "should return same time object on repeat reads" do
     Time.zone = 'Melbourne' unless RAILS_VER < '2.1'
-    time_string = "2000-06-01 09:00:00"
+    time_string = "2000-01-01 09:00:00"
     @person = Person.new
     @person.birth_date_and_time = time_string
     @person.save