diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/requests/statuses/CreateStatus.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/requests/statuses/CreateStatus.java
index 12a7935e3..fd09b692e 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/requests/statuses/CreateStatus.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/requests/statuses/CreateStatus.java
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class CreateStatus extends MastodonAPIRequest<Status>{
-	public static final Instant DRAFTS_AFTER_INSTANT = Instant.ofEpochMilli(253370764799999L) /* end of 9998 */;
-	private static final float draftFactor = 31536000000f /* one year */ / 253370764799999f /* end of 9998 */;
+	public static long EPOCH_OF_THE_YEAR_FIVE_THOUSAND=95617584000000L;
+	public static final Instant DRAFTS_AFTER_INSTANT=Instant.ofEpochMilli(EPOCH_OF_THE_YEAR_FIVE_THOUSAND - 1) /* end of 4999 */;
 
 	public static Instant getDraftInstant() {
-		// returns an instant between 9999-01-01 00:00:00 and 9999-12-31 23:59:59
-		// yes, this is a weird implementation for something that hardly matters
-		return DRAFTS_AFTER_INSTANT.plusMillis(1 + (long) (System.currentTimeMillis() * draftFactor));
+		return DRAFTS_AFTER_INSTANT.plusMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
 	}
 
 	public CreateStatus(CreateStatus.Request req, String uuid){