diff --git a/Tests/ModelTests/MessageKitDateFormatterTests.swift b/Tests/ModelTests/MessageKitDateFormatterTests.swift
index 4a66cec2..094070c8 100644
--- a/Tests/ModelTests/MessageKitDateFormatterTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ModelTests/MessageKitDateFormatterTests.swift
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@ class MessageKitDateFormatterTests: XCTestCase {
 
         ///Day of last week
         startOfWeek = (Calendar.current as NSCalendar).date(byAdding: .day, value: -2, to: startOfWeek, options: [])!
-        formatter.dateFormat = "E, d MMM, h:mm a"
+        
+        if Calendar.current.isDate(startOfWeek, equalTo: Date(), toGranularity: .year) {
+            formatter.dateFormat = "E, d MMM, h:mm a"
+        } else {
+            formatter.dateFormat = "MMM d, yyyy, h:mm a"
+        }
+        
         XCTAssertEqual(MessageKitDateFormatter.shared.string(from: startOfWeek), formatter.string(from: startOfWeek))
     }