diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4b06ce6..dc452c4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
         restart: true
   postgres:
-    image: "postgres:17"
+    image: "docker.io/postgres:17"
     networks:
       - packet-network-dev
     environment:
diff --git a/packet/commands.py b/packet/commands.py
index 31f9590..179e973 100644
--- a/packet/commands.py
+++ b/packet/commands.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from . import app, db
 from .models import Packet, FreshSignature, UpperSignature, MiscSignature
-from .utils import sync_freshman, create_new_packets, sync_with_ldap
+from .utils import sync_freshman, sync_with_ldap
 
 
 @app.cli.command('create-secret')
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@ def sync_freshmen(freshmen_csv: str) -> None:
     sync_freshman(freshmen_in_csv)
     print('Done!')
 
-
-@app.cli.command('create-packets')
-@click.argument('freshmen_csv')
-def create_packets(freshmen_csv: str) -> None:
-    """
-    Creates a new packet season for each of the freshmen in the given CSV.
-    """
-    print("WARNING: The 'sync-freshmen' command must be run first to ensure that the state of floor is up to date.")
-    if input('Continue? (y/N): ').lower() != 'y':
-        return
-
-    # Collect the necessary data
-    base_date = input_date('Input the first day of packet season')
-    freshmen_in_csv = parse_csv(freshmen_csv)
-    create_new_packets(base_date, freshmen_in_csv)
-    print('Done!')
+# TODO: this needs fixed with a proper datetime
+# @app.cli.command('create-packets')
+# @click.argument('freshmen_csv')
+# def create_packets(freshmen_csv: str) -> None:
+#     """
+#     Creates a new packet season for each of the freshmen in the given CSV.
+#     """
+#     print("WARNING: The 'sync-freshmen' command must be run first to ensure that the state of floor is up to date.")
+#     if input('Continue? (y/N): ').lower() != 'y':
+#         return
+
+#     # Collect the necessary data
+#     base_date = input_date('Input the first day of packet season')
+#     freshmen_in_csv = parse_csv(freshmen_csv)
+#     create_new_packets(base_date, freshmen_in_csv)
+#     print('Done!')
 
 
 @app.cli.command('ldap-sync')
diff --git a/packet/routes/api.py b/packet/routes/api.py
index 5e14eef..d991dfe 100644
--- a/packet/routes/api.py
+++ b/packet/routes/api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Shared API endpoints
 """
-from datetime import datetime, date
+from datetime import datetime
 from json import dumps
 from typing import Dict, Any, Union, Tuple
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def create_packet() -> Tuple[str, int]:
     if not ldap.is_evals(ldap.get_member(username)):
         return 'Forbidden: not Evaluations Director', 403
 
-    base_date: date = datetime.strptime(request.json['start_date'], '%m/%d/%Y').date()
+    base_date: datetime = datetime.strptime(request.json['start_date'], '%m/%d/%Y %H')
 
     freshmen_in_post: Dict[str, POSTFreshman] = {
         freshman.rit_username: freshman for freshman in map(POSTFreshman, request.json['freshmen'])
diff --git a/packet/templates/include/admin/new_packets.html b/packet/templates/include/admin/new_packets.html
index c6dd307..c312f65 100644
--- a/packet/templates/include/admin/new_packets.html
+++ b/packet/templates/include/admin/new_packets.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="new-packets-modal-label">New Packets</h5>
             </div>
                 <div class="modal-body">
                     <div class="form-group">
-                    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Date Packets start (MM/DD/YYYY)" id="packet-start-date" required>
+                    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Date Packets start (MM/DD/YYYY HH [EST])" id="packet-start-date" required>
                     <input type="file" class="form-control custom-file" id="newPacketsFile" required>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/packet/utils.py b/packet/utils.py
index 26f5fe6..496bf5c 100644
--- a/packet/utils.py
+++ b/packet/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 General utilities and decorators for supporting the Python logic
 """
-from datetime import datetime, time, timedelta, date
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from functools import wraps, lru_cache
 from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar, cast
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -161,11 +161,9 @@ def sync_freshman(freshmen_list: dict) -> None:
     db.session.commit()
 
 
-def create_new_packets(base_date: date, freshmen_list: dict) -> None:
-    packet_start_time = time(hour=19)
-    packet_end_time = time(hour=21)
-    start = datetime.combine(base_date, packet_start_time)
-    end = datetime.combine(base_date, packet_end_time) + timedelta(days=14)
+def create_new_packets(base_date: datetime, freshmen_list: dict) -> None:
+    start = base_date
+    end = base_date + timedelta(days=14)
 
     app.logger.info('Fetching data from LDAP...')
     all_upper = list(filter(