diff --git a/claims_hosp/delphi_claims_hosp/config.py b/claims_hosp/delphi_claims_hosp/config.py
index 085c0d70b..b9f1741df 100644
--- a/claims_hosp/delphi_claims_hosp/config.py
+++ b/claims_hosp/delphi_claims_hosp/config.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Author: Maria Jahja
 Created: 2020-06-01
-Modified: 2020-09-27
+Modified: 2021-12-11
 
 """
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class Config:
     # (one day needed for smoother to produce values)
     BURN_IN_PERIOD = timedelta(days=1)
 
-    # shift dates forward for labeling purposes
-    DAY_SHIFT = timedelta(days=1)
+    # if desired, shift dates forward for labeling purposes
+    DAY_SHIFT = timedelta(days=0)
 
     # data columns
     CLAIMS_COUNT_COLS = ["Denominator", "Covid_like"]
diff --git a/claims_hosp/tests/test_update_indicator.py b/claims_hosp/tests/test_update_indicator.py
index 23c901a49..1471be655 100644
--- a/claims_hosp/tests/test_update_indicator.py
+++ b/claims_hosp/tests/test_update_indicator.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def test_write_to_csv_results(self):
         updater.write_to_csv(res0, td.name)
 
         # check outputs
-        expected_name = f"20200502_geography_{Config.signal_name}.csv"
+        expected_name = f"20200501_geography_{Config.signal_name}.csv"
         assert exists(join(td.name, expected_name))
         output_data = pd.read_csv(join(td.name, expected_name))
         assert (
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def test_write_to_csv_results(self):
         assert np.isnan(output_data.direction.values).all()
         assert np.isnan(output_data.sample_size.values).all()
 
-        expected_name = f"20200503_geography_{Config.signal_name}.csv"
+        expected_name = f"20200502_geography_{Config.signal_name}.csv"
         assert exists(join(td.name, expected_name))
         output_data = pd.read_csv(join(td.name, expected_name))
         assert (
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def test_write_to_csv_results(self):
         assert np.isnan(output_data.direction.values).all()
         assert np.isnan(output_data.sample_size.values).all()
 
-        expected_name = f"20200505_geography_{Config.signal_name}.csv"
+        expected_name = f"20200504_geography_{Config.signal_name}.csv"
         assert exists(join(td.name, expected_name))
         output_data = pd.read_csv(join(td.name, expected_name))
         assert (
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def test_write_to_csv_with_se_results(self):
         updater.write_to_csv(res0, td.name)
 
         # check outputs
-        expected_name = f"20200502_geography_{signal_name}.csv"
+        expected_name = f"20200501_geography_{signal_name}.csv"
         assert exists(join(td.name, expected_name))
         output_data = pd.read_csv(join(td.name, expected_name))
         assert (