diff --git a/feed_test.go b/feed_test.go
index 1f52b72..95d5b18 100644
--- a/feed_test.go
+++ b/feed_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var rssOutput = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0">
 </rss>`
 
 func TestFeed(t *testing.T) {
-	now, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05 MST", "2013-01-16T21:52:35 EST")
+	now, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2013-01-16T21:52:35-05:00")
 	tz := time.FixedZone("EST", -5*60*60)
 	now = now.In(tz)