diff --git a/backend/handlers/bookings/edit_requests_test.go b/backend/handlers/bookings/edit_requests_test.go
index ed99d19..6d43f6a 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/bookings/edit_requests_test.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/bookings/edit_requests_test.go
@@ -1577,8 +1577,7 @@ func TestAdminApproveEditRequestHandler_OverlapWithBooking(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create first booking at time T
 	// Use a start time <48h away so auto-approval doesn't trigger at request-
 	// creation time, allowing us to test the approval-time overlap check.
-	baseTime := clock.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour).Truncate(time.Second)
-	baseTime = time.Date(baseTime.Year(), baseTime.Month(), baseTime.Day(), 9, 0, 0, 0, baseTime.Location())
+	baseTime := clock.Now().Add(40 * time.Hour).Truncate(time.Second)
 
 	booking1, err := fixtures.CreateTestBooking(tx, userID, serviceID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/handlers/bookings/overlap_test.go b/backend/handlers/bookings/overlap_test.go
index bfa5599..7508567 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/bookings/overlap_test.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/bookings/overlap_test.go
@@ -1853,8 +1853,7 @@ func TestAdminApproveEditRequest_EvictsPendingRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	dur := durationMinutes(t, ctx, tx, serviceID)
 
 	// Use a booking <48h from now so RequestEdit does NOT auto-approve
-	nearTime := clock.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour).Truncate(time.Second)
-	nearTime = time.Date(nearTime.Year(), nearTime.Month(), nearTime.Day(), 10, 0, 0, 0, nearTime.Location())
+	nearTime := clock.Now().Add(40 * time.Hour).Truncate(time.Second)
 
 	bookingA, err := fixtures.CreateTestBookingAtTime(tx, userID, serviceID, nearTime)
 	if err != nil {