diff --git a/raw/ekman/cronjobs/norkyst/cron.yaml b/raw/ekman/cronjobs/norkyst/cron.yaml
index 154ddd61..41b4e552 100644
--- a/raw/ekman/cronjobs/norkyst/cron.yaml
+++ b/raw/ekman/cronjobs/norkyst/cron.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ data:
     JOBS=8  # parallel downloads
 
     # define start and end dates (YYYY-MM-DD)
-    start_date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-    end_date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+    start_date=$(date -d "yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
+    end_date=$(date -d "yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
 
     # check if thredds is reachable before attempting any downloads
     if ! wget --spider --quiet "https://thredds.met.no/thredds/catalog/fou-hi/new_norkyst800m/norkyst_v3_test/his/catalog.html"; then