diff --git a/docs/intro/tutorial05.txt b/docs/intro/tutorial05.txt
index aad693c0dc4..88901cd5c14 100644
--- a/docs/intro/tutorial05.txt
+++ b/docs/intro/tutorial05.txt
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ more comprehensively:
         was_published_recently() returns False for questions whose pub_date
         is older than 1 day.
         """
-        time = timezone.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+        time = timezone.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=1, seconds=1)
         old_question = Question(pub_date=time)
         self.assertIs(old_question.was_published_recently(), False)