diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
index af3aaa7c7..9b75d1e92 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete # rubocop:disable Metrics/ModuleLength
   end
 
   def soft_delete_dates(years)
-    self.force_delete_start = valid_to - years.years + 1.day
+    self.force_delete_start = valid_to - years.years
     self.force_delete_date = force_delete_start + Setting.expire_warning_period.days +
                              Setting.redemption_grace_period.days
   end
diff --git a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
index ad91ccfec..0969504a4 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class NewDomainForceDeleteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     @domain.reload
 
     assert @domain.force_delete_scheduled?
-    assert_equal Date.parse('2010-09-20'), @domain.force_delete_date.to_date
-    assert_equal Date.parse('2010-08-06'), @domain.force_delete_start.to_date
+    assert_equal Date.parse('2010-09-19'), @domain.force_delete_date.to_date
+    assert_equal Date.parse('2010-08-05'), @domain.force_delete_start.to_date
   end
 
   def test_schedules_force_delete_soft_less_than_year_ahead