diff --git a/spec/system/digitization_queue_spec.rb b/spec/system/digitization_queue_spec.rb
index 58adec5e9..c1f769d2b 100644
--- a/spec/system/digitization_queue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/digitization_queue_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     click_on "New Queue Item"
     fill_in "Title", with: "Test Item"
     select "library", from: "admin_digitization_queue_item_collecting_area"
-    select "2020", from: "admin_digitization_queue_item_deadline_1i"
+    select Date.current.year.to_s, from: "admin_digitization_queue_item_deadline_1i"
     select "February", from: "admin_digitization_queue_item_deadline_2i"
     select "3", from: "admin_digitization_queue_item_deadline_3i"
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     expect(page).to have_text("was successfully created")
     dq  = Admin::DigitizationQueueItem.order(created_at: :desc).last
-    expect(dq.deadline).to eq Date.new(2020, 2, 3)
+    expect(dq.deadline).to eq Date.new(Time.now.year, 2, 3)
 
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