diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_models.py b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_models.py
index fd90a2f37e4a..8a501f399cfd 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_models.py
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ def test_is_marketable_set_to_false_for_user_created_via_management_command(self
             'username': 'some_user',
             'name': 'Student Person',
             'age': -1,
-            'yearOfBirth': 2022,
+            'yearOfBirth': datetime.datetime.today().year,
             'education': None,
             'address': None,
             'gender': 'Male',