diff --git a/cmd/helm/status_test.go b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
index 649cd8f0d01d07dd56e32df86b5ee019c5585b08..d503c862642a060c2a61d5f5436c0a1972863af7 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm"
 )
 
-var date = time.Unix(242085845, 0)
-
 func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []releaseCase{
 		{
@@ -100,21 +98,21 @@ func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 				releaseMockWithStatus(&release.Status{
 					Code: release.Status_DEPLOYED,
 					LastTestSuiteRun: &release.TestSuite{
-						StartedAt:   date,
-						CompletedAt: date,
+						StartedAt:   time.Now(),
+						CompletedAt: time.Now(),
 						Results: []*release.TestRun{
 							{
 								Name:        "test run 1",
 								Status:      release.TestRun_SUCCESS,
 								Info:        "extra info",
-								StartedAt:   date,
-								CompletedAt: date,
+								StartedAt:   time.Now(),
+								CompletedAt: time.Now(),
 							},
 							{
 								Name:        "test run 2",
 								Status:      release.TestRun_FAILURE,
-								StartedAt:   date,
-								CompletedAt: date,
+								StartedAt:   time.Now(),
+								CompletedAt: time.Now(),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -137,8 +135,8 @@ func releaseMockWithStatus(status *release.Status) *release.Release {
 	return &release.Release{
 		Name: "flummoxed-chickadee",
 		Info: &release.Info{
-			FirstDeployed: date,
-			LastDeployed:  date,
+			FirstDeployed: time.Now(),
+			LastDeployed:  time.Now(),
 			Status:        status,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go b/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go
index ada69ba1326fdec4dcb6f73a70cee80907309500..5684938583d6b38705f172080046ec2ecb4ddce9 100644
--- a/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go
@@ -225,12 +225,11 @@ func chartStub() *chart.Chart {
 }
 
 func releaseStub() *release.Release {
-	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0)
 	return &release.Release{
 		Name: "lost-fish",
 		Info: &release.Info{
-			FirstDeployed: date,
-			LastDeployed:  date,
+			FirstDeployed: time.Now(),
+			LastDeployed:  time.Now(),
 			Status:        &release.Status{Code: release.Status_DEPLOYED},
 			Description:   "a release stub",
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go b/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go
index 916f2a005b7f0e764b48e887b20441aa23e3fba1..00982aaf88f5addbb2b754af246418a74162f0ac 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_server_test.go
@@ -222,12 +222,11 @@ func releaseStub() *release.Release {
 }
 
 func namedReleaseStub(name string, status release.StatusCode) *release.Release {
-	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0)
 	return &release.Release{
 		Name: name,
 		Info: &release.Info{
-			FirstDeployed: date,
-			LastDeployed:  date,
+			FirstDeployed: time.Now(),
+			LastDeployed:  time.Now(),
 			Status:        &release.Status{Code: status},
 			Description:   "Named Release Stub",
 		},
@@ -259,14 +258,12 @@ func namedReleaseStub(name string, status release.StatusCode) *release.Release {
 }
 
 func upgradeReleaseVersion(rel *release.Release) *release.Release {
-	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0)
-
 	rel.Info.Status.Code = release.Status_SUPERSEDED
 	return &release.Release{
 		Name: rel.Name,
 		Info: &release.Info{
 			FirstDeployed: rel.Info.FirstDeployed,
-			LastDeployed:  date,
+			LastDeployed:  time.Now(),
 			Status:        &release.Status{Code: release.Status_DEPLOYED},
 		},
 		Chart:   rel.Chart,
@@ -366,12 +363,11 @@ func releaseWithKeepStub(rlsName string) *release.Release {
 		},
 	}
 
-	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0)
 	return &release.Release{
 		Name: rlsName,
 		Info: &release.Info{
-			FirstDeployed: date,
-			LastDeployed:  date,
+			FirstDeployed: time.Now(),
+			LastDeployed:  time.Now(),
 			Status:        &release.Status{Code: release.Status_DEPLOYED},
 		},
 		Chart:    ch,