diff --git a/app/dao/notification_usage_dao.py b/app/dao/notification_usage_dao.py
index bd23c9604..4f9e2ee8e 100644
--- a/app/dao/notification_usage_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notification_usage_dao.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from sqlalchemy import Float, Integer
 from sqlalchemy import func, case, cast
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ def get_yearly_billing_data(service_id, year):
     result = []
     for r, n in zip(rates, rates[1:]):
         result.append(sms_yearly_billing_data_query(r.rate, service_id, get_valid_from(r.valid_from), n.valid_from))
-
     result.append(
         sms_yearly_billing_data_query(rates[-1].rate, service_id, get_valid_from(rates[-1].valid_from), end_date))
     result.append(email_yearly_billing_data_query(service_id, start_date, end_date))
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ def get_rates_for_year(start_date, end_date, notification_type):
     results = []
     for current_rate, current_rate_expiry_date in zip(rates, rates[1:]):
         if is_between(current_rate.valid_from, start_date, end_date) or \
-                is_between(current_rate_expiry_date.valid_from, start_date, end_date):
+                is_between(current_rate_expiry_date.valid_from - timedelta(microseconds=1), start_date, end_date):
             results.append(current_rate)
 
     if is_between(rates[-1].valid_from, start_date, end_date):
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0080_fix_rate_start_date.py b/migrations/versions/0080_fix_rate_start_date.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24b7ba58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0080_fix_rate_start_date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0080_fix_rate_start_date
+Revises: 0079_update_rates
+Create Date: 2017-05-03 16:50:11.334116
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0080_fix_rate_start_date'
+down_revision = '0079_update_rates'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.get_bind()
+    op.execute("UPDATE RATES SET valid_from = '2017-03-31 23:00:00' WHERE valid_from = '2017-04-01 00:00:00'")
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.get_bind()
+    op.execute("UPDATE RATES SET valid_from = '2017-03-31 23:00:00' WHERE valid_from = '2017-04-01 00:00:00'")
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_notification_usage_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_notification_usage_dao.py
index b26d24ff0..4b97a2889 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_notification_usage_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_notification_usage_dao.py
@@ -9,14 +9,26 @@ from tests.app.db import create_notification
 
 
 def test_get_rates_for_year(notify_db, notify_db_session):
+    set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2016, 5, 18), 0.016)
+    set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2017, 3, 31, 23), 0.0158)
+    start_date, end_date = get_financial_year(2017)
+    print(start_date)
+    rates = get_rates_for_year(start_date, end_date, 'sms')
+    assert len(rates) == 1
+    assert datetime.strftime(rates[0].valid_from, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') == "2017-03-31 23:00:00"
+    assert rates[0].rate == 0.0158
+
+
+def test_get_rates_for_year_multiple_result_per_year(notify_db, notify_db_session):
     set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2016, 4, 1), 0.015)
-    set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2016, 9, 1), 0.016)
-    set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2017, 6, 1), 0.0175)
-    rates = get_rates_for_year(datetime(2016, 3, 31), datetime(2017, 3, 31), 'sms')
+    set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2016, 5, 18), 0.016)
+    set_up_rate(notify_db, datetime(2017, 4, 1), 0.0158)
+    start_date, end_date = get_financial_year(2016)
+    rates = get_rates_for_year(start_date, end_date, 'sms')
     assert len(rates) == 2
     assert datetime.strftime(rates[0].valid_from, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') == "2016-04-01 00:00:00"
     assert rates[0].rate == 0.015
-    assert datetime.strftime(rates[1].valid_from, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') == "2016-09-01 00:00:00"
+    assert datetime.strftime(rates[1].valid_from, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') == "2016-05-18 00:00:00"
     assert rates[1].rate == 0.016