diff --git a/pymstdncollect/src/db.py b/pymstdncollect/src/db.py
index 5d1c250..3a17b39 100644
--- a/pymstdncollect/src/db.py
+++ b/pymstdncollect/src/db.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def execute_update_context_sql(dbconnection, table, headtoot, repliestoot, auth_
                 monthyear = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(parenttoot["created_at"])).tz_localize("CET").astimezone(pytz.utc)
             except:
                 monthyear = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(parenttoot["created_at"])).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc)
-        if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')):
+        if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d').tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc)):
             # do not collect it, in_reply_to_id field of reply remains unchanged
             continue
         parentglobalID = parenttoot["globalID"]
diff --git a/pymstdncollect/src/toots.py b/pymstdncollect/src/toots.py
index a16af3e..cdb8f66 100644
--- a/pymstdncollect/src/toots.py
+++ b/pymstdncollect/src/toots.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def collect_user_postingactivity_apidirect(useracct, instance_name, savedir="/tm
                 
                 print(monthyear)
 
-        if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')):
+        if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc):
             # do not collect it
             continue
         i["instance_name"] = tootinstance
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def contains_kw(x): return x.lower() in toottext
                             monthyear = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(parenttoot["created_at"])).tz_localize("CET").astimezone(pytz.utc)
                         except:
                             monthyear = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(parenttoot["created_at"])).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc)
-                    if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')):
+                    if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc):
                         # do not collect it
                         raise AttributeError
                     parenttoot["account"] = add_unique_account_id(parenttoot["account"], i["instance_name"])
diff --git a/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/hashtags_contexts_collection.py b/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/hashtags_contexts_collection.py
index 4704b21..0e5b06a 100644
--- a/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/hashtags_contexts_collection.py
+++ b/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/hashtags_contexts_collection.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def collect_timeline_hashtag_apidirect(hashtag=None, url=None, local=False, remo
                             monthyear = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(idesc["created_at"])).tz_localize("CET").astimezone(pytz.utc)
                         except:
                             monthyear = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(idesc["created_at"])).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc)
-                    if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')):
+                    if monthyear < pd.Timestamp(cutoff_date).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc) or monthyear > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc):
                         # do not collect it
                         continue 
 
diff --git a/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/weekly_postcollection.py b/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/weekly_postcollection.py
index fe91898..2e36241 100644
--- a/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/weekly_postcollection.py
+++ b/pymstdncollect/user_scripts/weekly_postcollection.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def weekly_users_postcollection(sourcedir, mindate, maxdate, dbconn=None, outdir
                         tootdate = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(usertoot["created_at"])).tz_localize("CET").astimezone(pytz.utc)
                     except:
                         tootdate = pd.Timestamp(np.datetime64(usertoot["created_at"])).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc)
-                if tootdate < mindate or tootdate > maxdate or tootdate > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')):
+                if tootdate < mindate or tootdate > maxdate or tootdate > pd.Timestamp(datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')).tz_localize("Europe/Paris").astimezone(pytz.utc):
                     continue
                 # get boosts for user statuses of current week                
                 reblogs = get_boosts(usertoot, row["instance_name"], auth_dict=auth_dict)