diff --git a/app/models/milestone.rb b/app/models/milestone.rb
index d4219c004..f36120fa1 100644
--- a/app/models/milestone.rb
+++ b/app/models/milestone.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Milestone < ApplicationRecord
   validates_translation :description, presence: true, unless: -> { status_id.present? }
 
   scope :order_by_publication_date, -> { order(publication_date: :asc, created_at: :asc) }
-  scope :published,                 -> { where("publication_date <= ?", Date.current) }
+  scope :published,                 -> { where("publication_date <= ?", Date.current.end_of_day) }
   scope :with_status,               -> { where("status_id IS NOT NULL") }
 
   def self.title_max_length
diff --git a/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb b/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb
index 4ad6fcd6e..e24c43314 100644
--- a/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/milestone_spec.rb
@@ -43,16 +43,17 @@ describe Milestone do
     end
   end
 
-  describe ".published" do
-    it "uses the application's time zone date", :with_different_time_zone do
-      published_in_local_time_zone = create(:milestone,
-                                            publication_date: Date.today)
+  describe ".published", :application_zone_west_of_system_zone do
+    it "includes milestones published today" do
+      todays_milestone = create(:milestone, publication_date: Time.current)
 
-      published_in_application_time_zone = create(:milestone,
-                                                  publication_date: Date.current)
+      expect(Milestone.published).to eq [todays_milestone]
+    end
 
-      expect(Milestone.published).to eq [published_in_application_time_zone]
-      expect(Milestone.published).not_to include(published_in_local_time_zone)
+    it "does not include future milestones" do
+      create(:milestone, publication_date: Date.tomorrow.beginning_of_day)
+
+      expect(Milestone.published).to be_empty
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb b/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb
index 199bf487f..8c9e9525c 100644
--- a/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/poll/officer_spec.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe Poll::Officer do
   describe "todays_booths" do
     let(:officer) { create(:poll_officer) }
 
-    it "returns booths for the application's time zone date", :with_different_time_zone do
+    it "returns booths for the application's time zone date", :application_zone_west_of_system_zone do
       assignment_with_local_time_zone = create(:poll_officer_assignment,
                                                date:    Date.today,
                                                officer: officer)
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 18b996d38..ad465ecc5 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     travel_back
   end
 
-  config.before(:each, :with_different_time_zone) do
-    application_zone = ActiveSupport::TimeZone.new("UTC")
+  config.before(:each, :application_zone_west_of_system_zone) do
+    application_zone = ActiveSupport::TimeZone.new("Quito")
     system_zone = ActiveSupport::TimeZone.new("Madrid")
 
     allow(Time).to receive(:zone).and_return(application_zone)