diff --git a/src/utils/helpers/date.ts b/src/utils/helpers/date.ts
index ee4d6369..956e59d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpers/date.ts
+++ b/src/utils/helpers/date.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { format, formatISO } from 'date-fns';
+import { format, formatISO, parse } from 'date-fns';
 import { OptionalString } from '../utils';
 
 type DateOrString = Date | string;
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ export const formatDate = (format = 'yyyy-MM-dd') => (date?: NullableDate) => fo
 export const formatIsoDate = (date?: NullableDate) => formatDateFromFormat(date, undefined);
 
 export const formatInternational = formatDate();
+
+export const parseDate = (date: string, format: string) => parse(date, format, new Date());
diff --git a/test/short-urls/ShortUrlForm.test.tsx b/test/short-urls/ShortUrlForm.test.tsx
index 5e9b2b07..380d1309 100644
--- a/test/short-urls/ShortUrlForm.test.tsx
+++ b/test/short-urls/ShortUrlForm.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { shallow, ShallowWrapper } from 'enzyme';
-import { formatISO, parse } from 'date-fns';
+import { formatISO } from 'date-fns';
 import { identity } from 'ramda';
 import { Mock } from 'ts-mockery';
 import { Input } from 'reactstrap';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import DateInput from '../../src/utils/DateInput';
 import { ShortUrlData } from '../../src/short-urls/data';
 import { ReachableServer, SelectedServer } from '../../src/servers/data';
 import { SimpleCard } from '../../src/utils/SimpleCard';
+import { parseDate } from '../../src/utils/helpers/date';
 
 describe('<ShortUrlForm />', () => {
   let wrapper: ShallowWrapper;
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ describe('<ShortUrlForm />', () => {
 
   it('saves short URL with data set in form controls', () => {
     const wrapper = createWrapper();
-    const validSince = parse('2017-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date());
-    const validUntil = parse('2017-01-06', 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date());
+    const validSince = parseDate('2017-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd');
+    const validUntil = parseDate('2017-01-06', 'yyyy-MM-dd');
 
     wrapper.find(Input).first().simulate('change', { target: { value: 'https://long-domain.com/foo/bar' } });
     wrapper.find('TagsSelector').simulate('change', [ 'tag_foo', 'tag_bar' ]);
diff --git a/test/short-urls/helpers/ShortUrlsRow.test.tsx b/test/short-urls/helpers/ShortUrlsRow.test.tsx
index adf48129..beae06cc 100644
--- a/test/short-urls/helpers/ShortUrlsRow.test.tsx
+++ b/test/short-urls/helpers/ShortUrlsRow.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { shallow, ShallowWrapper } from 'enzyme';
 import { assoc, toString } from 'ramda';
 import { Mock } from 'ts-mockery';
 import { ExternalLink } from 'react-external-link';
-import { formatISO, parse } from 'date-fns';
+import { formatISO } from 'date-fns';
 import createShortUrlsRow from '../../../src/short-urls/helpers/ShortUrlsRow';
 import Tag from '../../../src/tags/helpers/Tag';
 import ColorGenerator from '../../../src/utils/services/ColorGenerator';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { ShortUrl } from '../../../src/short-urls/data';
 import { ReachableServer } from '../../../src/servers/data';
 import { CopyToClipboardIcon } from '../../../src/utils/CopyToClipboardIcon';
 import { Time } from '../../../src/utils/Time';
+import { parseDate } from '../../../src/utils/helpers/date';
 
 describe('<ShortUrlsRow />', () => {
   let wrapper: ShallowWrapper;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ describe('<ShortUrlsRow />', () => {
     shortCode: 'abc123',
     shortUrl: 'http://doma.in/abc123',
     longUrl: 'http://foo.com/bar',
-    dateCreated: formatISO(parse('2018-05-23 18:30:41', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss', new Date())),
+    dateCreated: formatISO(parseDate('2018-05-23 18:30:41', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')),
     tags: [ 'nodejs', 'reactjs' ],
     visitsCount: 45,
     domain: null,
diff --git a/test/utils/dates/types/index.test.ts b/test/utils/dates/types/index.test.ts
index 3c2127e3..7f4b6c1d 100644
--- a/test/utils/dates/types/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/utils/dates/types/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { format, parse, subDays } from 'date-fns';
+import { format, subDays } from 'date-fns';
 import {
   DateInterval,
   dateRangeIsEmpty,
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   rangeIsInterval,
   rangeOrIntervalToString,
 } from '../../../../src/utils/dates/types';
+import { parseDate } from '../../../../src/utils/helpers/date';
 
 describe('date-types', () => {
   describe('dateRangeIsEmpty', () => {
@@ -58,13 +59,10 @@ describe('date-types', () => {
       [{ startDate: undefined, endDate: undefined }, undefined ],
       [{ startDate: undefined, endDate: null }, undefined ],
       [{ startDate: null, endDate: undefined }, undefined ],
-      [{ startDate: parse('2020-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date()) }, 'Since 2020-01-01' ],
-      [{ endDate: parse('2020-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date()) }, 'Until 2020-01-01' ],
+      [{ startDate: parseDate('2020-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd') }, 'Since 2020-01-01' ],
+      [{ endDate: parseDate('2020-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd') }, 'Until 2020-01-01' ],
       [
-        {
-          startDate: parse('2020-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date()),
-          endDate: parse('2021-02-02', 'yyyy-MM-dd', new Date()),
-        },
+        { startDate: parseDate('2020-01-01', 'yyyy-MM-dd'), endDate: parseDate('2021-02-02', 'yyyy-MM-dd') },
         '2020-01-01 - 2021-02-02',
       ],
     ])('proper result is returned', (range, expectedValue) => {
diff --git a/test/utils/helpers/date.test.ts b/test/utils/helpers/date.test.ts
index c3684617..ac0444a7 100644
--- a/test/utils/helpers/date.test.ts
+++ b/test/utils/helpers/date.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { formatISO, parse } from 'date-fns';
-import { formatDate, formatIsoDate } from '../../../src/utils/helpers/date';
+import { formatISO } from 'date-fns';
+import { formatDate, formatIsoDate, parseDate } from '../../../src/utils/helpers/date';
 
 describe('date', () => {
   describe('formatDate', () => {
     it.each([
-      [ parse('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss', new Date()), 'dd/MM/yyyy', '05/03/2020' ],
-      [ parse('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss', new Date()), 'yyyy-MM', '2020-03' ],
-      [ parse('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss', new Date()), undefined, '2020-03-05' ],
+      [ parseDate('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'), 'dd/MM/yyyy', '05/03/2020' ],
+      [ parseDate('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'), 'yyyy-MM', '2020-03' ],
+      [ parseDate('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'), undefined, '2020-03-05' ],
       [ '2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'dd-MM-yyyy', '2020-03-05 10:00:10' ],
       [ '2020-03-05 10:00:10', undefined, '2020-03-05 10:00:10' ],
       [ undefined, undefined, undefined ],
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ describe('date', () => {
   describe('formatIsoDate', () => {
     it.each([
       [
-        parse('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss', new Date()),
-        formatISO(parse('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss', new Date())),
+        parseDate('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'),
+        formatISO(parseDate('2020-03-05 10:00:10', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')),
       ],
       [ '2020-03-05 10:00:10', '2020-03-05 10:00:10' ],
       [ 'foo', 'foo' ],