diff --git a/tests/test_historical.py b/tests/test_historical.py
index fbf79ac97cba54470fa7ed0a3c5ae76309da743d..4f17a03c6abdf2b4f80e363d724aa2b5b2849145 100644
--- a/tests/test_historical.py
+++ b/tests/test_historical.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def historical1_responder():
 
 def build_config(
         responder,
-        date=None,
+        date,
         amount=None,
         from_currency=None,
         to_currency=None,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def build_config(
         base='USD',
 ):
     return FakeConfig(responder, {
-        'date': any_date() if date is None else date,
+        'date': date,
         'base': base,
         'amount': None if amount is None else decimal.Decimal(amount),
         'from_currency': from_currency,
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def lines_from_run(config, output):
     output.seek(0)
     return iter(output)
 
-def test_rate_list(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder)
+def test_rate_list(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date)
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines).startswith('1 AED = 0.27229')
     assert next(lines) == '1 USD = 3.67246 AED\n'
@@ -78,78 +78,80 @@ def test_rate_list(historical1_responder, output):
     assert next(lines).startswith('1 ANG = 0.55865')
     assert next(lines) == '1 USD = 1.79 ANG\n'
 
-def test_one_rate(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='ANG')
+def test_one_rate(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date, from_currency='ANG')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines).startswith('1 ANG = 0.55865')
     assert next(lines) == '1 USD = 1.79 ANG\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_conversion(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, amount=10, from_currency='AED')
+def test_conversion(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date, amount=10, from_currency='AED')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '10.00 AED = 2.72 USD\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_back_conversion(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder,
+def test_back_conversion(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
                           amount=2, from_currency='USD', to_currency='ALL')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '2.00 USD = 289 ALL\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_ledger_rate(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='ANG', ledger=True)
+def test_ledger_rate(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='ANG', ledger=True)
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '1 ANG {=$0.55866} @ $0.55866\n'
     assert next(lines) == '1 USD {=1.79 ANG} @ 1.79 ANG\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_ledger_conversion(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='ALL', amount=300, ledger=True)
+def test_ledger_conversion(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='ALL', amount=300, ledger=True)
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '300 ALL {=$0.006919} @ $0.006919\n'
     assert next(lines) == '$2.08\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_signed_currencies(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='AED',
-                          ledger=True, signed_currencies=['EUR'])
+def test_signed_currencies(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='AED', ledger=True, signed_currencies=['EUR'])
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '1 AED {=0.2723 USD} @ 0.2723 USD\n'
     assert next(lines) == '1 USD {=3.67246 AED} @ 3.67246 AED\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_denomination(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='ANG',
-                          to_currency='AED', amount=10,
+def test_denomination(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='ANG', to_currency='AED', amount=10,
                           ledger=True, denomination='USD')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '10.00 ANG {=$0.55866} @ $0.55866\n'
     assert next(lines) == '20.52 AED {=$0.2723} @ $0.2723\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_redundant_denomination(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='ANG',
-                          to_currency='USD', amount=10,
+def test_redundant_denomination(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='ANG', to_currency='USD', amount=10,
                           ledger=True, denomination='USD')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '10.00 ANG {=$0.55866} @ $0.55866\n'
     assert next(lines) == '$5.59\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_from_denomination(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='USD',
-                          to_currency='ALL', amount=10,
+def test_from_denomination(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='USD', to_currency='ALL', amount=10,
                           ledger=True, denomination='USD')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     assert next(lines) == '$10.00\n'
     assert next(lines) == '1,445 ALL {=$0.006919} @ $0.006919\n'
     assert next(lines, None) is None
 
-def test_rate_precision_added_as_needed(historical1_responder, output):
-    config = build_config(historical1_responder, from_currency='RUB',
-                          to_currency='USD', amount=63805,
+def test_rate_precision_added_as_needed(historical1_responder, output, any_date):
+    config = build_config(historical1_responder, any_date,
+                          from_currency='RUB', to_currency='USD', amount=63805,
                           ledger=True, denomination='USD')
     lines = lines_from_run(config, output)
     # 63,805 / 57.0763 (the RUB rate) == $1,117.89