diff --git a/uw_hrp/dao.py b/uw_hrp/dao.py
index f879b48..7b74a76 100644
--- a/uw_hrp/dao.py
+++ b/uw_hrp/dao.py
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ def service_name(self):
 
     def service_mock_paths(self):
         return [abspath(os.path.join(dirname(__file__), "resources"))]
+
+    def is_using_file_dao(self):
+        return self.get_implementation().is_mock()
diff --git a/uw_hrp/models.py b/uw_hrp/models.py
index fadd50f..207ad9f 100644
--- a/uw_hrp/models.py
+++ b/uw_hrp/models.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 import json
 from restclients_core import models
+from uw_hrp.dao import HRP_DAO
+
+
+def get_now():
+    # return time-zone-aware datetime
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
 
 def date_to_str(d_obj):
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ class WorkerPosition(models.Model):
     title = models.CharField(max_length=128, null=True, default=None)
 
     def is_active_position(self):
-        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        now = get_now() + timedelta(days=1)
         return self.end_date is None or self.end_date > now
 
     def to_json(self):
@@ -173,7 +179,11 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.start_date = parse_date(data["PositionStartDate"])
 
         if data.get("PositionEndDate") is not None:
-            self.end_date = parse_date(data["PositionEndDate"])
+            if (HRP_DAO().is_using_file_dao() and
+                    data["PositionEndDate"] == "future"):
+                self.end_date = get_now() + timedelta(days=30)
+            else:
+                self.end_date = parse_date(data["PositionEndDate"])
 
         if data.get("PositionSupervisor") is not None:
             self.supervisor_eid = data["PositionSupervisor"]["EmployeeID"]
diff --git a/uw_hrp/tests/test_dao.py b/uw_hrp/tests/test_dao.py
index 9602f3b..e3e220e 100644
--- a/uw_hrp/tests/test_dao.py
+++ b/uw_hrp/tests/test_dao.py
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ def test_dao(self):
         dao = HRP_DAO()
         self.assertEqual(dao.service_name(), "hrpws")
         self.assertTrue(len(dao.service_mock_paths()) > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(dao.is_using_file_dao())
diff --git a/uw_hrp/tests/test_models.py b/uw_hrp/tests/test_models.py
index 8e59a10..93e7d55 100644
--- a/uw_hrp/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/uw_hrp/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from uw_hrp.models import (
     EmploymentStatus, JobProfile, SupervisoryOrganization,
     Worker, WorkerPosition, parse_date)
@@ -129,6 +128,12 @@ def test_worker_position(self):
         self.assertFalse(work_position.is_active_position())
         self.assertIsNotNone(str(work_position))
 
+        work_position = WorkerPosition(
+            data={"PositionStartDate": "1994-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+                  "PositionEndDate": "future",
+                  "PositionFTEPercent": "100.00000"})
+        self.assertTrue(work_position.is_active_position())
+
     def test_worker(self):
         worker = Worker(netid='none',
                         regid="10000000",