diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/internal/templates/default.sieve b/core/admin/mailu/internal/templates/default.sieve
index 214b8125..d771ee99 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/internal/templates/default.sieve
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/internal/templates/default.sieve
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ if exists "X-Virus" {
   stop;
 }
 
-{% if user.reply_active and  %}
+{% if user.reply_active  %}
 vacation :days 1 :subject "{{ user.reply_subject }}" "{{ user.reply_body }}";
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/models.py b/core/admin/mailu/models.py
index bb8cdc94..f7c3349d 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/models.py
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/models.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class User(Base, Email):
 
     @property
     def reply_active(self):
-        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        now = date.today()
         return (
             self.reply_enabled and
             self.reply_startdate < now and
diff --git a/core/admin/migrations/versions/3b281286c7bd_.py b/core/admin/migrations/versions/3b281286c7bd_.py
index 78e44a4c..57b5c327 100644
--- a/core/admin/migrations/versions/3b281286c7bd_.py
+++ b/core/admin/migrations/versions/3b281286c7bd_.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """ Add a start day for vacations
 
 Revision ID: 3b281286c7bd
-Revises: 049fed905da7
+Revises: 25fd6c7bcb4a
 Create Date: 2018-09-27 22:20:08.158553
 
 """
 
 revision = '3b281286c7bd'
-down_revision = '049fed905da7'
+down_revision = '25fd6c7bcb4a'
 
 from alembic import op
 import sqlalchemy as sa