diff --git a/javatests/com/google/devtools/moe/client/repositories/DescriptionMetadataScrubberTest.java b/javatests/com/google/devtools/moe/client/repositories/DescriptionMetadataScrubberTest.java
index 888a1929..d7ac09fb 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/devtools/moe/client/repositories/DescriptionMetadataScrubberTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/devtools/moe/client/repositories/DescriptionMetadataScrubberTest.java
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ public void testScrub() {
 
     // Test various formats.
     assertEquals(
-        "some changes on 1969/12/31",
+        "some changes on 1970/01/01",
         new DescriptionMetadataScrubber("{description} on {date}").scrub(rm).description);
 
     assertEquals(
-        "some changes on 1969/12/31\nby: author@google.com",
+        "some changes on 1970/01/01\nby: author@google.com",
         new DescriptionMetadataScrubber("{description} on {date}\nby: {author}")
             .scrub(rm).description);
 
     assertEquals(
-        "1969/12/31 saw the birth of commit_number",
+        "1970/01/01 saw the birth of commit_number",
         new DescriptionMetadataScrubber("{date} saw the birth of {id}").scrub(rm).description);
 
     assertEquals(