diff --git a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
index 3f36f194..e2034522 100644
--- a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
@@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     if @todo.from_recurring_todo?
       @recurring_todo = current_user.recurring_todos.find(@todo.recurring_todo_id)
       date_to_check = @todo.due.nil? ? @todo.show_from : @todo.due
-      date_to_check = Date.today()-1.day if date_to_check.nil?
+      date_to_check = Time.zone.now-1.day if date_to_check.nil?
       if @recurring_todo.active? && @recurring_todo.has_next_todo(date_to_check)
-        date = date_to_check >= Date.today() ? date_to_check : Date.today()-1.day
+        date = date_to_check >= Time.zone.now ? date_to_check : Time.zone.now-1.day
         @new_recurring_todo = create_todo_from_recurring_todo(@recurring_todo, date) 
       end
     end