diff --git a/xmodule/course_metadata_utils.py b/xmodule/course_metadata_utils.py
index e0320e6043e7..7233598d15b5 100644
--- a/xmodule/course_metadata_utils.py
+++ b/xmodule/course_metadata_utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 
-DEFAULT_START_DATE = datetime(2030, 1, 1, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("UTC"))
+DEFAULT_START_DATE = datetime(2040, 1, 1, tzinfo=ZoneInfo("UTC"))
 
 """
 Default grading policy for a course run.