diff --git a/spec/models/topic_hot_scores_spec.rb b/spec/models/topic_hot_scores_spec.rb
index 836315b1223..2c9bacb89e9 100644
--- a/spec/models/topic_hot_scores_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/topic_hot_scores_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ RSpec.describe TopicHotScore do
     end
 
     it "can correctly update like counts and post counts and account for activity" do
-      freeze_time
+      # freeze to specific date + time to avoid flakiness from leap years
+      freeze_time(DateTime.parse("2024-02-01 01:00"))
 
       TopicHotScore.create!(topic_id: -1, score: 0.0, recent_likes: 99, recent_posters: 0)