diff --git a/app/views/plantings/index.ics.erb b/app/views/plantings/index.ics.erb
index c5f44b445..818384021 100644
--- a/app/views/plantings/index.ics.erb
+++ b/app/views/plantings/index.ics.erb
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ cal.description = "Plantings by #{@owner.login_name}"
   cal.add_event(event)
 
   if finish_date && finish_date > Date.today
+    predicted_date = Date.parse(planting['first_harvest_predicted_at']) if planting['first_harvest_predicted_at']
+
     todo = Icalendar::Todo.new
-    todo.dtstart = planting['first_harvest_predicted_at'] || finish_date || Date.today
+    todo.dtstart = predicted_date || finish_date || Date.today
     todo.due = finish_date
     todo.summary = "Harvest #{planting['crop_name']}"
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/plantings_spec.rb b/spec/requests/plantings_spec.rb
index 0c485de11..ff5bc511b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/plantings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/plantings_spec.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ describe "Plantings" do
   context "with a member" do
     before do
       @member = create(:interesting_member)
-      @predictable_planting = create(:predictable_planting, owner: @member)
+
+      @predictable_planting = create(:predictable_planting, owner: @member, planted_at: 1.days.ago, days_to_first_harvest: 10, days_to_last_harvest: 20)
+      @predictable_planting.crop.update(median_days_to_first_harvest: 10)
+
       @seedling_planting = create(:seedling_planting, owner: @member)
       @seed_planting = create(:seed_planting, owner: @member)
       @finished_planting = create(:finished_planting, owner: @member)
       @annual_planting = create(:annual_planting, owner: @member)
       @perennial_planting = create(:perennial_planting, owner: @member)
-
       Planting.reindex
     end