diff --git a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ApplicationIntelligenceTests.cs b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ApplicationIntelligenceTests.cs
index 353153a..c43caf0 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ApplicationIntelligenceTests.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ApplicationIntelligenceTests.cs
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ public sealed class ApplicationIntelligenceTests
         var (db, _, timeline) = New("user-1");
         await using var _d = db;
         var job = await SeedJobAsync(db, "user-1");
-        db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent { JobApplicationId = job.Id, Type = "Created", At = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-3) });
-        db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent { JobApplicationId = job.Id, Type = "AiRefreshed", At = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-3).AddHours(2) });
+        // Anchor the two older events to a fixed time-of-day so they always land on the same
+        // calendar day. Using DateTime.Now.AddDays(-3).AddHours(2) straddled midnight whenever the
+        // wall clock was within two hours of it, splitting one day into two and failing the test.
+        db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent { JobApplicationId = job.Id, Type = "Created", At = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-3).AddHours(9) });
+        db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent { JobApplicationId = job.Id, Type = "AiRefreshed", At = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-3).AddHours(11) });
         db.JobEvents.Add(new JobEvent { JobApplicationId = job.Id, Type = "ReplyReceived", At = DateTime.Now });
         await db.SaveChangesAsync();