diff --git a/spec/cookie_spec.lua b/spec/cookie_spec.lua
index d80c93e4..b8866fd5 100644
--- a/spec/cookie_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/cookie_spec.lua
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("cookie module", function()
 	it(":get works", function()
 		local s = http_cookie.new_store()
 		assert.same(nil, s:get("mysite.com", "/", "lang"))
-		local key, value, params = http_cookie.parse_setcookie("lang=en-US; Expires=Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:18:14 GMT")
+		local key, value, params = http_cookie.parse_setcookie("lang=en-US; Expires=Wed, 09 Jun 2121 10:18:14 GMT")
 		assert(s:store("mysite.com", "/", true, true, nil, key, value, params))
 		assert.same("en-US", s:get("mysite.com", "/", "lang"))
 		assert.same(nil, s:get("other.com", "/", "lang"))
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe("cookie module", function()
 			s.time = function() return 1234567890 end -- set time to something before the expiry
 			-- in spec this is kept from previous example.
 			assert(s:store("example.com", "/", true, true, nil, http_cookie.parse_setcookie("SID=31d4d96e407aad42; Path=/; Secure; HttpOnly")))
-			assert(s:store("example.com", "/", true, true, nil, http_cookie.parse_setcookie("lang=en-US; Expires=Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:18:14 GMT")))
+			assert(s:store("example.com", "/", true, true, nil, http_cookie.parse_setcookie("lang=en-US; Expires=Wed, 09 Jun 2121 10:18:14 GMT")))
 			assert.same("SID=31d4d96e407aad42; lang=en-US", s:lookup("example.com", "/", true, true))
 			s.time = function() return 9234567890 end -- set time to something after the expiry
 			assert.same("SID=31d4d96e407aad42", s:lookup("example.com", "/", true, true))
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe("cookie module", function()
 	end)
 	it("cleans up", function()
 		local s = http_cookie.new_store()
-		assert.truthy(s:store("example.com", "/", true, true, nil, http_cookie.parse_setcookie("foo=foo; Expires=Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:18:14 GMT")))
+		assert.truthy(s:store("example.com", "/", true, true, nil, http_cookie.parse_setcookie("foo=foo; Expires=Wed, 09 Jun 2121 10:18:14 GMT")))
 		assert.same("foo", s:get("example.com", "/", "foo"))
 		s.time = function() return 9876543210 end -- set time to something after the expiry
 		s:clean()