diff --git a/playbook/app/pb_kits/playbook/pb_date_picker/date_picker.test.js b/playbook/app/pb_kits/playbook/pb_date_picker/date_picker.test.js
index 2c32f6423e..423ba7e26f 100644
--- a/playbook/app/pb_kits/playbook/pb_date_picker/date_picker.test.js
+++ b/playbook/app/pb_kits/playbook/pb_date_picker/date_picker.test.js
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '../utilities/test-ut
 import DatePicker from './_date_picker'
 import { getTimezoneText } from './plugins/timeSelect'
 
+
+
+jest.setSystemTime(new Date('01/01/2020'));
 const DEFAULT_DATE = new Date()
-DEFAULT_DATE.setFullYear(2022)
-DEFAULT_DATE.setMonth(1)
-DEFAULT_DATE.setDate(1)
-DEFAULT_DATE.setHours(12)
-DEFAULT_DATE.setMinutes(0)
+
 
 describe('DatePicker Kit', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => { });
   });
 
   test('renders DatePicker input field', () => {
@@ -44,10 +43,12 @@ describe('DatePicker Kit', () => {
 
     const kit = screen.getByTestId(testId)
 
+
     const input = within(kit).getByPlaceholderText('Select Date')
     expect(input).toBeInTheDocument()
+
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(input).toHaveValue('02/01/2022')
+      expect(input).toHaveValue('01/01/2020')
     })
   })
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ describe('DatePicker Kit', () => {
       }),
     )
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(input).toHaveValue('02/01/2022 at 12:00 AM')
+      expect(input).toHaveValue('01/01/2020 at 12:00 AM')
     })
 
     fireEvent(
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ describe('DatePicker Kit', () => {
       }),
     )
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(input).toHaveValue('02/01/2022 at 12:00 PM')
+      expect(input).toHaveValue('01/01/2020 at 12:00 PM')
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/playbook/jest.config.js b/playbook/jest.config.js
index da134d9988..93733cc5b5 100644
--- a/playbook/jest.config.js
+++ b/playbook/jest.config.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module.exports = {
   // testURL: "http://localhost",
 
   // Setting this value to "fake" allows the use of fake timers for functions such as "setTimeout"
-  // timers: "real",
+  timers: "modern",
 
   // A map from regular expressions to paths to transformers
   // transform: undefined,