diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cb0e8bffac..b7c7cd3d7f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nem2-sdk",
-  "version": "0.10.3-1",
+  "version": "0.10.3-2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 050b502036..a5bab192ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nem2-sdk",
-  "version": "0.10.3-1",
+  "version": "0.10.3-2",
   "description": "Reactive Nem2 sdk for typescript and javascript",
   "scripts": {
     "pretest": "npm run build",
diff --git a/test/model/transaction/Deadline.spec.ts b/test/model/transaction/Deadline.spec.ts
index 85296b4adf..5732205497 100644
--- a/test/model/transaction/Deadline.spec.ts
+++ b/test/model/transaction/Deadline.spec.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@
  */
 
 import {expect} from 'chai';
-import {ChronoUnit} from 'js-joda';
+import {ChronoUnit, Instant, LocalDateTime, ZoneId} from 'js-joda';
 import {Deadline} from '../../../src/model/transaction/Deadline';
 
 describe('Deadline', () => {
     it('should createComplete timestamp today', () => {
         const deadline = Deadline.create();
-        const date = new Date();
-        expect(deadline.value.dayOfMonth()).to.be.equal(date.getDate());
-        expect(deadline.value.monthValue()).to.be.equal(date.getMonth() + 1);
-        expect(deadline.value.year()).to.be.equal(date.getFullYear());
+
+        // avoid SYSTEM and UTC differences
+        const networkTimeStamp = (new Date()).getTime();
+        const timestampLocal = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli(networkTimeStamp), ZoneId.SYSTEM);
+        const reproducedDate = timestampLocal.plus(2, ChronoUnit.HOURS);
+
+        expect(deadline.value.dayOfMonth()).to.be.equal(reproducedDate.dayOfMonth());
+        expect(deadline.value.monthValue()).to.be.equal(reproducedDate.monthValue());
+        expect(deadline.value.year()).to.be.equal(reproducedDate.year());
     });
 
     it('should throw error deadline smaller than timeStamp', () => {