diff --git a/app/models/direct_message.rb b/app/models/direct_message.rb
index b36cca705..ae14e652d 100644
--- a/app/models/direct_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/direct_message.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class DirectMessage < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :receiver, presence: true
   validate  :max_per_day
 
-  scope :today, lambda { where('DATE(created_at) = ?', Date.current) }
+  scope :today, lambda { where('DATE(created_at) = DATE(?)', Time.current) }
 
   def max_per_day
     return if errors.any?