diff --git a/internal/constants/splash.go b/internal/constants/splash.go
index 229a4c2c..511e9ca1 100644
--- a/internal/constants/splash.go
+++ b/internal/constants/splash.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package constants
 const (
 	// Annoucement is a message annoucement
 	Annoucement = "Support for Mullvad"
-	// AnnoucementExpiration is the expiration time of the annoucement in unix timestamp
-	AnnoucementExpiration = 1584981407
+	// AnnoucementExpiration is the expiration date of the annoucement in format yyyy-mm-dd
+	AnnoucementExpiration = "2020-03-15"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/internal/constants/splash_test.go b/internal/constants/splash_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a014b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/constants/splash_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package constants
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_AnnoucementExpiration(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	if len(AnnoucementExpiration) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	_, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", AnnoucementExpiration)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/internal/params/version.go b/internal/params/version.go
index 876b57dc..3241ac6d 100644
--- a/internal/params/version.go
+++ b/internal/params/version.go
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 package params
 
 import (
-	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/params"
 	libparams "github.com/qdm12/golibs/params"
 )
 
 func (p *paramsReader) GetVersion() string {
-	version, _ := p.envParams.GetEnv("VERSION", params.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
+	version, _ := p.envParams.GetEnv("VERSION", libparams.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
 	return version
 }
 
 func (p *paramsReader) GetBuildDate() string {
-	buildDate, _ := p.envParams.GetEnv("BUILD_DATE", params.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
+	buildDate, _ := p.envParams.GetEnv("BUILD_DATE", libparams.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
 	return buildDate
 }
 
 func (p *paramsReader) GetVcsRef() string {
-	buildDate, _ := p.envParams.GetEnv("VCS_REF", params.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
+	buildDate, _ := p.envParams.GetEnv("VCS_REF", libparams.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
 	return buildDate
 }
diff --git a/internal/splash/splash.go b/internal/splash/splash.go
index 737b3963..41f349e3 100644
--- a/internal/splash/splash.go
+++ b/internal/splash/splash.go
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ func title() []string {
 }
 
 func annoucement() []string {
-	timestamp := time.Now().UnixNano() / 1000000000
-	if timestamp < constants.AnnoucementExpiration {
-		return []string{emoji.Sprint(":mega: ") + constants.Annoucement}
+	if len(constants.Annoucement) == 0 {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	expirationDate, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02", constants.AnnoucementExpiration) // error covered by a unit test
+	if time.Now().After(expirationDate) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return []string{emoji.Sprint(":mega: ") + constants.Annoucement}
 }
 
 func links() []string {