diff --git a/templates/content-index-announcement.tpl.html b/templates/content-index-announcement.tpl.html
index 5ef69be..5311f31 100644
--- a/templates/content-index-announcement.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-index-announcement.tpl.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <!--% PROCESS 'shared-utils.tpl.html' %-->
-<!--% IF date.format(date.now, '%m') == 11 || date.format(date.now, '%j') == 1 %-->
+<!--% IF date.format(date.now, '%m') > 10 || date.format(date.now, '%j') == 1 %-->
 	<!--% PROCESS 'content-new_year_show_announcement.tpl.html' %-->
 <!--% END %-->
diff --git a/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html b/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
index 6081ba8..10d6c38 100644
--- a/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/shared-utils.tpl.html
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
 <!--% MACRO get_new_year_show_start BLOCK %-->
 <!--% start_year = date.format(date.now, '%Y') %-->	
-<!--% IF date.format(date.now, '%m') != 12 || date.format(date.now, '%j') == 1 %-->
+<!--% IF date.format(date.now, '%m') < 11 %-->
 	<!--% start_year = start_year - 1 %-->
 <!--% END %-->
 	<time datetime="<!--% start_year %-->-12-31T10:00Z"><!--% start_year %-->-12-31 10:00 UTC (5:00 AM EST)</time>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 
 <!--% MACRO get_new_year_show_end BLOCK %-->
 <!--% end_year = date.format(date.now, '%Y') %-->	
-<!--% IF date.format(date.now, '%m') == 12 || date.format(date.now, '%j') == 1 %-->
+	<!--% IF date.format(date.now, '%m') > 10 %-->
 	<!--% end_year = end_year + 1 %-->
 <!--% END %-->
 	<time datetime="<!--% end_year %-->-01-01T12:00Z"><!--% end_year %-->-01-01 12:00 UTC (7:00 AM EST)</time>