diff --git a/spec/QueryTools.spec.js b/spec/QueryTools.spec.js
index 3e794b7053..8c18782968 100644
--- a/spec/QueryTools.spec.js
+++ b/spec/QueryTools.spec.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('matchesQuery', function() {
     q = new Parse.Query('Person');
     q.equalTo('birthday', day);
     expect(matchesQuery(obj, q)).toBe(true);
-    q.equalTo('birthday', new Date());
+    q.equalTo('birthday', new Date(1990, 1));
     expect(matchesQuery(obj, q)).toBe(false);
 
     q = new Parse.Query('Person');