diff --git a/util/date.go b/util/date.go
index 11fff97..50c17dd 100644
--- a/util/date.go
+++ b/util/date.go
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ func (d date) MustEastern() *time.Location {
 func (d date) Eastern() (*time.Location, error) {
 	// Try POSIX
 	est, err := time.LoadLocation("America/New_York")
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		// Try Windows
 		est, err = time.LoadLocation("EST")
-		if err == nil {
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ func (d date) MustPacific() *time.Location {
 func (d date) Pacific() (*time.Location, error) {
 	// Try POSIX
 	pst, err := time.LoadLocation("America/Los_Angeles")
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		// Try Windows
 		pst, err = time.LoadLocation("PST")
-		if err == nil {
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/util/date_test.go b/util/date_test.go
index 80bf0e8..e4deee6 100644
--- a/util/date_test.go
+++ b/util/date_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ func parse(v string) time.Time {
 	return ts
 }
 
+func TestDateEastern(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	eastern, err := Date.Eastern()
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	assert.NotNil(eastern)
+}
+
 func TestDateTime(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
@@ -36,7 +43,10 @@ func TestDateDate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDateOnDate(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	ts := Date.OnDate(Date.Time(5, 4, 3, 2, time.UTC), Date.Date(2016, 6, 7, Date.MustEastern()))
+	eastern := Date.MustEastern()
+	assert.NotNil(eastern)
+
+	ts := Date.OnDate(Date.Time(5, 4, 3, 2, time.UTC), Date.Date(2016, 6, 7, eastern))
 	assert.Equal(2016, ts.Year())
 	assert.Equal(6, ts.Month())
 	assert.Equal(7, ts.Day())
diff --git a/util/time.go b/util/time.go
index cb07856..e48b10b 100644
--- a/util/time.go
+++ b/util/time.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ func (tu timeUtil) DiffDays(t1, t2 time.Time) (days int) {
 	t2n := t2.Unix()
 	var diff int64
 	if t1n > t2n {
-		diff = t2n - t1n //yields seconds
-	} else {
 		diff = t1n - t2n //yields seconds
+	} else {
+		diff = t2n - t1n //yields seconds
 	}
 	return int(diff / (_secondsPerDay))
 }