diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b763203f..29fdf3fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ build/
 !**/src/main/**/build/
 !**/src/test/**/build/
 docs/
+static/
 
 ### STS ###
 .apt_generated
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 449647da..9c2b6289 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ server.error.whitelabel.enabled=false
 # Jackson
 spring.jackson.default-property-inclusion=non_null
 spring.jackson.deserialization.fail-on-null-creator-properties=true
-spring.jackson.date-format=dd-MM-yyyy
+spring.jackson.date-format=dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm
 spring.jackson.time-zone=Europe/Lisbon
 
 # Auth Config
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/EventControllerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/EventControllerTest.kt
index 894959a6..1104958e 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/EventControllerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/EventControllerTest.kt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ internal class EventControllerTest @Autowired constructor(
         "cool-image.png",
         "https://docs.google.com/forms",
         DateInterval(
-            TestUtils.createDate(2022, Calendar.JULY, 28),
-            TestUtils.createDate(2022, Calendar.JULY, 30)
+            TestUtils.createDate(2022, Calendar.JULY, 28, 10, 30),
+            TestUtils.createDate(2022, Calendar.JULY, 30, 11, 30)
         ),
         "FEUP",
         "Great Events"
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/ProjectControllerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/ProjectControllerTest.kt
index b5e53364..1ab9e633 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/ProjectControllerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/controller/ProjectControllerTest.kt
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ internal class ProjectControllerTest @Autowired constructor(
                             .andDocumentErrorResponse(documentation, hasRequestPayload = true)
                     },
                     requiredFields = mapOf(
-                        "date" to "22-07-2021",
+                        "date" to "22-07-2021 00:00",
                         "description" to "test description"
                     )
                 )
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/TestUtils.kt b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/TestUtils.kt
index 4d5289f0..c0a736ab 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/TestUtils.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/pt/up/fe/ni/website/backend/utils/TestUtils.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 package pt.up.fe.ni.website.backend.utils
 
-import java.util.Calendar
-import java.util.Date
-import java.util.TimeZone
+import java.util.*
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TestTransaction
 
 class TestUtils {
     companion object {
-        fun createDate(year: Int, month: Int, day: Int): Date {
+        fun createDate(year: Int, month: Int, day: Int, hour: Int = 0, minute: Int = 0): Date {
             return Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"))
-                .apply { set(year, month, day, 0, 0, 0) }
+                .apply { set(year, month, day, hour, minute, 0) }
                 .time
         }
 
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 1ff0dc0e..8bfba595 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
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package pt.up.fe.ni.website.backend.utils
 
-import java.time.LocalDate
+import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.ResultActions
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ class ValidationTester(
 
     fun isPastDate() {
         // get the current date and offset it by 1 day
-        val timeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy")
-        val tomorrow = LocalDate.now()
+        val timeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm")
+        val tomorrow = LocalDateTime.now()
             .plusDays(1)
             .format(timeFormatter)
             .toString()
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ class ValidationTester(
             )
 
         params[param] = mapOf(
-            "startDate" to "09-01-2023",
-            "endDate" to "08-01-2023"
+            "startDate" to "09-01-2023 00:00",
+            "endDate" to "08-01-2023 00:00"
         )
         req(params)
             .expectValidationError()