diff --git a/src/widgets/vikunja/component.jsx b/src/widgets/vikunja/component.jsx
index 0d4f21034..01fa2f9a7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/vikunja/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/vikunja/component.jsx
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const vikunjaDefaultDueDate = new Date("0001-01-01T00:00:00Z");
   const oneWeekFromNow = new Date(Date.now() + 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
-  const tasksWithDueDate = tasksData.filter((task) => task.dueDate > vikunjaDefaultDueDate);
-  const tasks7d = tasksWithDueDate.filter((task) => task.dueDate <= oneWeekFromNow);
-  const tasksOverdue = tasksWithDueDate.filter((task) => task.dueDate <= new Date(Date.now()));
+  const tasksWithDueDate = tasksData.filter((task) => new Date(task.dueDate) > vikunjaDefaultDueDate);
+  const tasks7d = tasksWithDueDate.filter((task) => new Date(task.dueDate) <= oneWeekFromNow);
+  const tasksOverdue = tasksWithDueDate.filter((task) => new Date(task.dueDate) <= new Date(Date.now()));
   const tasksInProgress = tasksData.filter((task) => task.inProgress);
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/widgets/vikunja/widget.js b/src/widgets/vikunja/widget.js
index 168a05cc2..5d3ae511a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/vikunja/widget.js
+++ b/src/widgets/vikunja/widget.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const widget = {
           id: task.id,
           title: task.title,
           priority: task.priority,
-          dueDate: new Date(task.due_date),
+          dueDate: task.due_date,
           inProgress: task.percent_done > 0 && task.percent_done < 1,
         })),
     },