diff --git a/app/job/rest.py b/app/job/rest.py
index 338e4d8cf..d9cf14404 100644
--- a/app/job/rest.py
+++ b/app/job/rest.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def create_job(service_id):
     dao_fetch_service_by_id(service_id)
 
     data = request.get_json()
+
     data.update({
         "service": service_id
     })
diff --git a/app/schemas.py b/app/schemas.py
index e0300dbd3..3cc1acc16 100644
--- a/app/schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def _validate_positive_number(value, msg="Not a positive integer"):
         raise ValidationError(msg)
 
 
-def _validate_not_more_than_24_hours_in_future(dte, msg="Date cannot be more than 24hrs in the future"):
+def _validate_datetime_not_more_than_24_hours_in_future(dte, msg="Date cannot be more than 24hrs in the future"):
     if dte > datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=24):
         raise ValidationError(msg)
 
@@ -50,7 +50,17 @@ def _validate_not_in_future(dte, msg="Date cannot be in the future"):
 
 
 def _validate_not_in_past(dte, msg="Date cannot be in the past"):
-    if dte < datetime.today():
+    if dte < date.today():
+        raise ValidationError(msg)
+
+
+def _validate_datetime_not_in_future(dte, msg="Date cannot be in the future"):
+    if dte > datetime.utcnow():
+        raise ValidationError(msg)
+
+
+def _validate_datetime_not_in_past(dte, msg="Date cannot be in the past"):
+    if dte < datetime.utcnow():
         raise ValidationError(msg)
 
 
@@ -223,8 +233,8 @@ class JobSchema(BaseSchema):
 
     @validates('scheduled_for')
     def validate_scheduled_for(self, value):
-        _validate_not_in_past(value)
-        _validate_not_more_than_24_hours_in_future(value)
+        _validate_datetime_not_in_past(value)
+        _validate_datetime_not_more_than_24_hours_in_future(value)
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.Job
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 6d9539552..e71a5d51a 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Config(object):
     CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE = {
         'run-scheduled-jobs': {
             'task': 'run-scheduled-jobs',
-            'schedule': crontab(minute=1),
+            'schedule': crontab(),
             'options': {'queue': 'periodic'}
         },
         'delete-verify-codes': {
diff --git a/tests/app/notifications/rest/test_notification_statistics.py b/tests/app/notifications/rest/test_notification_statistics.py
index 769fd7395..6e9de437a 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/rest/test_notification_statistics.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/rest/test_notification_statistics.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from datetime import date, timedelta
 
 from flask import json
 from freezegun import freeze_time
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from tests import create_authorization_header
 from tests.app.conftest import (
@@ -196,7 +197,6 @@ def test_get_notification_statistics_returns_both_existing_stats_and_generated_z
             assert response.status_code == 200
 
 
-@freeze_time('1955-11-05T12:00:00')
 def test_get_notification_statistics_returns_zeros_when_only_stats_for_different_date(
     notify_api,
     sample_notification_statistics
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def test_get_notification_statistics_returns_zeros_when_only_stats_for_different
                     service_id=sample_notification_statistics.service_id
                 )
                 response = client.get(
-                    '/notifications/statistics?day={}'.format(date.today().isoformat()),
+                    '/notifications/statistics?day={}'.format(datetime.utcnow().isoformat()),
                     headers=[auth_header]
                 )