diff --git a/server/e2e/showItems.spec.ts b/server/e2e/showItems.spec.ts
index 4ad28397..e04b11f7 100644
--- a/server/e2e/showItems.spec.ts
+++ b/server/e2e/showItems.spec.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ const test = base.extend<{ showPage: Page }>({
     await page.goto("/shows/create");
     await page.getByLabel("Name").fill("Test Show");
     await page.getByLabel("Start").click();
-    await page.getByText("27").click();
+    // The E2E suite doesn't care what date this is, as long as it's in the future.
+    // We specifically use a day between 8 and 21, because sometimes the date picker
+    // can show the last/first week of the previous/next month, and two buttons with
+    // the same text will break Playwright (Strict Mode).
+    // So we go to the next month and then pick the 15th.
+    await page.getByLabel("Go to next month").click();
+    await page.getByText("15").click();
     await page.locator("input[type=time]").fill("19:30");
     await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create" }).click();
diff --git a/server/e2e/shows.spec.ts b/server/e2e/shows.spec.ts
index 46582ca9..29d18a71 100644
--- a/server/e2e/shows.spec.ts
+++ b/server/e2e/shows.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ test("create show", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "New Show" }).click();
   await page.getByLabel("Name").fill("Test Show");
   await page.getByLabel("Start").click();
-  await page.getByText("27").click();
+  // see comment in showItems.spec.ts for an explanation
+  await page.getByLabel("Go to next month").click();
+  await page.getByText("15").click();
   await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create" }).click();
   await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Test Show" })).toBeVisible();