diff --git a/src/modules/expenses/services/expenses-command.service.ts b/src/modules/expenses/services/expenses-command.service.ts
index 7c80eca..8cc64f3 100644
--- a/src/modules/expenses/services/expenses-command.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/expenses/services/expenses-command.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { BaseApprovalService } from "src/common/shared/base-approval.service";
 import { Expenses, Prisma }    from "@prisma/client";
 import { PrismaService }       from "src/prisma/prisma.service";
 import { UpsertExpenseDto }    from "../dtos/upsert-expense.dto";
-import { toDateOnlyUTC }       from "src/modules/shifts/helpers/shifts-date-time-helpers";
 import { BankCodesResolver }   from "src/modules/shared/utils/resolve-bank-type-id.utils";
 import { ExpenseResponse, UpsertAction } from "../types and interfaces/expenses.types.interfaces";
 import { EmployeeIdEmailResolver }       from "src/modules/shared/utils/resolve-email-id.utils";
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   normalizeType, 
   parseAttachmentId
 } from "../utils/expenses.utils";
+import { toDateOnly } from "src/modules/shifts/helpers/shifts-date-time-helpers";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ExpensesCommandService extends BaseApprovalService<Expenses> {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class ExpensesCommandService extends BaseApprovalService<Expenses> {
     if(!old_expense && !new_expense) throw new BadRequestException('At least one expense must be provided');
 
     //validate date format
-    const date_only = toDateOnlyUTC(date);
+    const date_only = toDateOnly(date);
     if(Number.isNaN(date_only.getTime())) throw new BadRequestException('Invalid date format (expected: YYYY-MM-DD)');
 
     //resolve employee_id by email
diff --git a/src/modules/shared/utils/resolve-employee-timesheet.utils.ts b/src/modules/shared/utils/resolve-employee-timesheet.utils.ts
index 1117dca..eb3b305 100644
--- a/src/modules/shared/utils/resolve-employee-timesheet.utils.ts
+++ b/src/modules/shared/utils/resolve-employee-timesheet.utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
 import { Prisma, PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
-import { weekStartSundayUTC } from "src/modules/shifts/helpers/shifts-date-time-helpers";
+import { weekStartSunday } from "src/modules/shifts/helpers/shifts-date-time-helpers";
 import { PrismaService } from "src/prisma/prisma.service";
 
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class EmployeeTimesheetResolver {
     readonly ensureForDate = async (employee_id: number, date: Date, client?: Tx,
     ): Promise<{id: number; start_date: Date }> => {
         const db = client ?? this.prisma;
-        const startOfWeek = weekStartSundayUTC(date);
+        const startOfWeek = weekStartSunday(date);
         const existing = await db.timesheets.findFirst({
             where: { 
                 employee_id: employee_id,