diff --git a/app/models/verification/management/document.rb b/app/models/verification/management/document.rb
index 481073397..fcbc19ca4 100644
--- a/app/models/verification/management/document.rb
+++ b/app/models/verification/management/document.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Verification::Management::Document
   end
 
   def under_sixteen?(response)
-    16.years.ago < response.date_of_birth
+    16.years.ago.beginning_of_day < response.date_of_birth.beginning_of_day
   end
 
   def verified?