diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/scripts/tmss_create_standalone_reservations b/SAS/TMSS/scripts/tmss_create_standalone_reservations
index fd6fd424f73090942dd9aa4d45d8b6f24535026b..6dfe23da81a639e833cee40fda00ec6ea7340b9d 100755
--- a/SAS/TMSS/scripts/tmss_create_standalone_reservations
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/scripts/tmss_create_standalone_reservations
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta, time
 from lofar.sas.tmss.client.tmss_http_rest_client import TMSSsession
 
 # by default, we start creating the reservation(s) for next tuesday and onwards.
-today = date.today() + timedelta(days=2)
+today = date.today()
 tuesday = today + timedelta(days=1-today.weekday()) # tuesday is weekday=1
 next_tuesday = tuesday + timedelta(days=7) if tuesday < today else tuesday