diff --git a/QA/QA_Service/lib/qa_service.py b/QA/QA_Service/lib/qa_service.py
index 18bd13f9c1f44378b90bdd5e6f99919627123012..992ddb000178fcf1fff3cb93cedc9b7d5a91ac25 100644
--- a/QA/QA_Service/lib/qa_service.py
+++ b/QA/QA_Service/lib/qa_service.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class QAFilteringOTDBBusListener(OTDBBusListener):
 
 class QAFilteringTMSSSubTaskBusListener(TMSSBusListener):
     class QAFilteringTMSSSubTaskEventMessageHandler(UsingToBusMixin, TMSSEventMessageHandler):
+        def __init__(self):
+            UsingToBusMixin.__init__(self)
+            TMSSEventMessageHandler.__init__(self)
+
         def _send_qa_command_message(self, subtask_id: int, command_subject: str):
             with TMSSsession.create_from_dbcreds_for_ldap() as tmsssession:
                 tmsssession.set_subtask_status(subtask_id, 'queueing')
diff --git a/QA/QA_Service/test/t_qa_service.py b/QA/QA_Service/test/t_qa_service.py
index fe5bfc908acd25b0225f6a6747277302564efa44..8daf86ce36f8c27fb947bac2a843051e2204e205 100755
--- a/QA/QA_Service/test/t_qa_service.py
+++ b/QA/QA_Service/test/t_qa_service.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class TestQAService(unittest.TestCase):
         cls.tmp_exchange = TemporaryExchange("%s_%s" % (cls.__name__, cls.TEST_UUID))
         cls.tmp_exchange.open()
 
-        cls.tmss_test_env = TMSSTestEnvironment(exchange=cls.tmp_exchange.address)
+        cls.tmss_test_env = TMSSTestEnvironment(exchange=cls.tmp_exchange.address,
+                                                start_postgres_listener=True, start_ra_test_environment=True)
         cls.tmss_test_env.start()
         cls.tmss_test_env.populate_schemas()
 
diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/conversions.py b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/conversions.py
index 7f0e35e6871623ee6922fda1d47f82a532278bd6..e3ece4884eddda24375f694414c9d3a59ccc9159 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/conversions.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/conversions.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ from astroplan.observer import Observer
 import astropy.time
 from functools import lru_cache
 
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 def create_astroplan_observer_for_station(station: str) -> Observer:
     '''
     returns an astroplan observer for object for a given station, located in the LBA center of the given station
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ def timestamps_and_stations_to_sun_rise_and_set(timestamps: tuple, stations: tup
         for timestamp in timestamps:
             observer = create_astroplan_observer_for_station(station)
             sunrise_start = observer.sun_rise_time(time=Time(timestamp), which='previous', n_grid_points=SUN_SET_RISE_PRECISION)
+            if sunrise_start.to_datetime().date() < timestamp.date():
+                sunrise_start = observer.sun_rise_time(time=Time(timestamp), horizon=-angle_to_horizon, which='nearest', n_grid_points=SUN_SET_RISE_PRECISION)
             if sunrise_start.to_datetime().date() < timestamp.date():
                 sunrise_start = observer.sun_rise_time(time=Time(timestamp), horizon=-angle_to_horizon, which='next', n_grid_points=SUN_SET_RISE_PRECISION)
             sunrise_end = observer.sun_rise_time(time=Time(timestamp), horizon=angle_to_horizon, which='next', n_grid_points=SUN_SET_RISE_PRECISION)
diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/views.py b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/views.py
index dac89720f23caf026b969013345e7c7612dc77ac..98a6b67f9b8fe75534b1d427276cde1f6b1fffed 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/views.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/src/tmss/tmssapp/views.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ from django.apps import apps
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 from datetime import datetime
 import dateutil.parser
-from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
-from astropy import units as u
 from lofar.sas.tmss.tmss.tmssapp.conversions import local_sidereal_time_for_utc_and_station, local_sidereal_time_for_utc_and_longitude, timestamps_and_stations_to_sun_rise_and_set, coordinates_and_timestamps_to_separation_from_bodies
 
 # Note: Decorate with @api_view to get this picked up by Swagger
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ def get_sun_rise_and_set(request):
         timestamps = (datetime.utcnow(),)
     else:
         timestamps = timestamps.split(',')
-        timestamps = tuple([dateutil.parser.parse(timestamp) for timestamp in timestamps])  #  isot to datetime
+        timestamps = tuple([dateutil.parser.parse(timestamp, ignoretz=True) for timestamp in timestamps])  #  isot to datetime
     if stations is None:
         stations = ("CS002",)
     else:
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ def get_angular_separation_from_bodies(request):
         timestamps = (datetime.utcnow(),)
     else:
         timestamps = timestamps.split(',')
-        timestamps = tuple([dateutil.parser.parse(timestamp) for timestamp in timestamps])  #  isot to datetime
+        timestamps = tuple([dateutil.parser.parse(timestamp, ignoretz=True) for timestamp in timestamps])  #  isot to datetime
 
     # calculate
     sep_dict = coordinates_and_timestamps_to_separation_from_bodies(angle1=angle1, angle2=angle2, direction_type=direction_type, bodies=bodies, timestamps=timestamps)