diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_validatorfuncs.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_validatorfuncs.py
index 78a6af8aa6..30231c5e65 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_validatorfuncs.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_validatorfuncs.py
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ class TestValidatorFuncs(TestCase):
             with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
                 validatorfuncs.duration(d)
 
-    # def test_future_ok(self):
-    #     year = int(datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y"))
-    #     for f in [f'Jan 2 12:00 {year+1}', f'Dec 31 00:00 {year+1}']:
-    #         self.assertTrue(
-    #             isinstance(validatorfuncs.future(f, from_tz=pytz.UTC),
-    #             datetime.timedelta))
+    def test_future_ok(self):
+        year = int(datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y"))
+        for f in [f'Jan 2 12:00 {year+1}', f'Dec 31 00:00 {year+1}']:
+            self.assertTrue(
+                isinstance(validatorfuncs.future(f, from_tz=pytz.UTC),
+                datetime.datetime))
 
-    # def test_future_raises_ValueError(self):
-    #     year = int(datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y"))
-    #     for f in [f'Jan 2 12:00 {year-1}', f'Dec 31 00:00 {year-1}']:
-    #         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-    #             validatorfuncs.future(f, from_tz=pytz.UTC)
+    def test_future_raises_ValueError(self):
+        year = int(datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y"))
+        for f in [f'Jan 2 12:00 {year-1}', f'Dec 31 00:00 {year-1}']:
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                validatorfuncs.future(f, from_tz=pytz.UTC)
 
     def test_signed_integer_ok(self):
         for si in ['123', '4567890', '001', '-123', '-45', '0']:
diff --git a/evennia/utils/validatorfuncs.py b/evennia/utils/validatorfuncs.py
index b4b9162e62..0245d2a5af 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/validatorfuncs.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/validatorfuncs.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def duration(entry, option_key="Duration", **kwargs):
 
 def future(entry, option_key="Future Datetime", from_tz=None, **kwargs):
     time = datetime(entry, option_key, from_tz=from_tz)
-    if time < _dt.datetime.utcnow():
+    if time < _dt.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=_dt.timezone.utc):
         raise ValueError(f"That {option_key} is in the past! Must give a Future datetime!")
     return time