diff --git a/src/app/helpers.coffee b/src/app/helpers.coffee
index 4a3dae2442..1d83b5081e 100644
--- a/src/app/helpers.coffee
+++ b/src/app/helpers.coffee
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ moment = require('moment')
 
 # Absolute diff between two dates, based on 12am for both days
 module.exports.daysBetween = (a, b) ->
-  Math.abs(moment(a).sod().diff(moment(b).sod(), 'days'))
+  Math.abs(moment(a).startOf('day').diff(moment(b).startOf('day'), 'days'))
   
 module.exports.dayMapping = dayMapping = {0:'su',1:'m',2:'t',3:'w',4:'th',5:'f',6:'s',7:'su'}
 
diff --git a/src/server/cron.coffee b/src/server/cron.coffee
index d0f2ed5b24..191088bf3b 100644
--- a/src/server/cron.coffee
+++ b/src/server/cron.coffee
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports.deleteStaleAccounts = ->
     return unless user? #why does this happen sometimes?
     if !!user.lastCron # for now ignore missing crons, still looking into why this is happening
       lastCron = new Date(user.lastCron)
-      diff = Math.abs(moment(today).sod().diff(moment(lastCron).sod(), "days"))
+      diff = Math.abs(moment(today).startOf('day').diff(moment(lastCron).startOf('day'), "days"))
       if diff > 10
         removeAccount(collection, user._id)
     else