diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
index 3e2341b0e434..5e40dfc95f19 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceApiController.php
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class InvoiceApiController extends BaseAPIController
         }
 
         if (!isset($data['invoice_date'])) {
-            $fields['invoice_date_sql'] = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
+            $fields['invoice_date_sql'] = Utils::today();
         }
         if (!isset($data['due_date'])) {
             $fields['due_date_sql'] = false;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index 5c92f4117c3e..85eacbfbe6e9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
             $invoice->invoice_number = $account->getNextInvoiceNumber($invoice);
             $invoice->balance = $invoice->amount;
             $invoice->invoice_status_id = 0;
-            $invoice->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
+            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today();
             $method = 'POST';
             $url = "{$entityType}s";
         } else {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
index 89a0c3692932..b919696242a4 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ class BasePaymentDriver
         $payment->client_id = $invoice->client_id;
         $payment->contact_id = $invitation->contact_id;
         $payment->transaction_reference = $ref;
-        $payment->payment_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
+        $payment->payment_date = Utils::today();
         $payment->ip = Request::ip();
 
         $payment = $this->creatingPayment($payment, $paymentMethod);
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php b/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
index 1212b2c15206..3a616fdfb5ca 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Repositories/InvoiceRepository.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
                 $entityType = ENTITY_QUOTE;
             }
             $invoice = $account->createInvoice($entityType, $data['client_id']);
-            $invoice->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
+            $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today();
             if (isset($data['has_tasks']) && filter_var($data['has_tasks'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)) {
                 $invoice->has_tasks = true;
             }
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
             }
         }
         $clone->invoice_number = $invoiceNumber ?: $account->getNextInvoiceNumber($clone);
-        $clone->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
+        $clone->invoice_date = Utils::today();
 
         foreach ([
           'client_id',
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ class InvoiceRepository extends BaseRepository
         $invoice->invoice_number = $recurInvoice->account->getNextInvoiceNumber($invoice);
         $invoice->amount = $recurInvoice->amount;
         $invoice->balance = $recurInvoice->amount;
-        $invoice->invoice_date = date_create()->format('Y-m-d');
+        $invoice->invoice_date = Utils::today();
         $invoice->discount = $recurInvoice->discount;
         $invoice->po_number = $recurInvoice->po_number;
         $invoice->public_notes = Utils::processVariables($recurInvoice->public_notes);