diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e8e6bc4fe..526e39421 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trilium",
-  "version": "0.40.0-beta",
+  "version": "0.40.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/calendar.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/calendar.js
index 4e3fe63e2..22076d3dd 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/calendar.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/calendar.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class CalendarWidget extends StandardWidget {
     }
 
     init($el, activeDate) {
-        this.activeDate = new Date(Date.parse(activeDate));
+        this.activeDate = new Date(activeDate + "T12:00:00"); // attaching time fixes local timezone handling
         this.todaysDate = new Date();
         this.date = new Date(this.activeDate.getTime());