diff --git a/templates/content-episode.tpl.html b/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
index 4920449..c3987c2 100644
--- a/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/content-episode.tpl.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		WITH episode_maxmin AS (
 					SELECT MAX(id) AS \'latest\', MIN(id) AS \'earliest\', ? AS \'id\' 
 					FROM eps
-					WHERE eps.date < date (\'now\', \'+1 days\')
+					WHERE eps.date < DATE_ADD(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY)
 		),
 		episode_date AS (
 			SELECT eps.date 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 			FROM eps
 			INNER JOIN episode_date
 				ON eps.date > episode_date.date
-			WHERE eps.date < date (\'now\')
+			WHERE eps.date < NOW()
 		),
 		comment_tallies AS (	
 			SELECT 
diff --git a/templates/ids-episode.tpl.html b/templates/ids-episode.tpl.html
index 1271a26..bd55bb0 100644
--- a/templates/ids-episode.tpl.html
+++ b/templates/ids-episode.tpl.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--% USE DBI(constants.driver, constants.user, constants.password) %-->
 <!--% FOREACH episode IN DBI.query(
 	'select eps.id from eps
-	 where eps.date < date (\'now\', \'+1 days\') '
+	 where eps.date < DATE_ADD(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY) '
 ) %-->
 ,<!--% episode.id %-->
 <!--% END %-->