diff --git a/src/test/java/seedu/nuscents/parser/ParserTest.java b/src/test/java/seedu/nuscents/parser/ParserTest.java
index c992e84855..cca3b143fe 100644
--- a/src/test/java/seedu/nuscents/parser/ParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/seedu/nuscents/parser/ParserTest.java
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 import seedu.nuscents.data.exception.NuscentsException;
 
 import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.Date;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
@@ -16,26 +18,26 @@ public class ParserTest {
 
     @Test
     public void parseAllowance_validInput_success() throws NuscentsException, ParseException {
-        String arguments = "/amt 100 /date 15-10-2023 1500 /desc Birthday Gift /note From friends";
+        String arguments = "/amt 100 /date 15-10-2023 /desc Birthday Gift /note From friends";
         Allowance allowance = Parser.parseAllowance(arguments);
         assertEquals("100", allowance.getAmount());
+        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("d-M-yyyy");
+        String formattedDate = formatter.format(allowance.getDate());
+        assertEquals("15-10-2023", formattedDate);
         assertEquals("Birthday Gift", allowance.getDescription());
         assertEquals("From friends", allowance.getAdditionalInfo());
-        LocalDateTime expectedDate = LocalDateTime.parse("15-10-2023 1500",
-                DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("d-M-yyyy HHmm"));
-        assertEquals(expectedDate, allowance.getDate());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void parseExpense_validInput_success() throws NuscentsException, ParseException {
-        String arguments = "/amt 50 /date 16-10-2023 1700 /desc Dinner /note Alone";
+        String arguments = "/amt 50 /date 16-10-2023 /desc Dinner /note Alone";
         Expense expense = Parser.parseExpense(arguments);
         assertEquals("50", expense.getAmount());
+        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("d-M-yyyy");
+        String formattedDate = formatter.format(expense.getDate());
+        assertEquals("16-10-2023", formattedDate);
         assertEquals("Dinner", expense.getDescription());
         assertEquals("Alone", expense.getAdditionalInfo());
-        LocalDateTime expectedDate = LocalDateTime.parse("16-10-2023 1700",
-                DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("d-M-yyyy HHmm"));
-        assertEquals(expectedDate, expense.getDate());
     }