diff --git a/spec/requests/providers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/providers_spec.rb
index 9b5bc0d828..94c00263d9 100644
--- a/spec/requests/providers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/providers_spec.rb
@@ -1457,9 +1457,10 @@ def gen_import_request
     let(:provider) { FactoryBot.create(:ems_redhat) }
     let(:provider1) { FactoryBot.create(:ems_redhat) }
     let(:url) { api_provider_metric_rollups_url(nil, provider) }
+    let(:first_ts) { 1.hour.ago }
 
     before do
-      FactoryBot.create_list(:metric_rollup_cm_hr, 3, :resource => provider, :timestamp => 1.hour.ago)
+      FactoryBot.create_list(:metric_rollup_cm_hr, 3, :resource => provider, :timestamp => first_ts)
       FactoryBot.create_list(:metric_rollup_cm_daily, 1, :resource => provider)
       FactoryBot.create_list(:metric_rollup_cm_hr, 1, :resource => provider1)
     end
@@ -1467,8 +1468,7 @@ def gen_import_request
     it 'returns the metric rollups for the provider' do
       api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:providers, :metric_rollups, :read, :get)
 
-      provider.metric_rollups.where(:capture_interval_name => 'hourly').name
-      get(url, :params => { :capture_interval => 'hourly', :start_date => Time.zone.today.to_s })
+      get(url, :params => { :capture_interval => 'hourly', :start_date => first_ts.to_date.to_s })
 
       expected = {
         'count'    => 5,
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ def gen_import_request
     it 'will not return metric rollups without an appropriate role' do
       api_basic_authorize
 
-      get(url, :params => { :capture_interval => 'hourly', :start_date => Time.zone.today.to_s })
+      get(url, :params => { :capture_interval => 'hourly', :start_date => first_ts.to_date.to_s })
 
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
     end