diff --git a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
index 456b94ae55..1d1a251458 100644
--- a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
+++ b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import {
   KEY_HIGHLIGHT_SECTION,
   RESOURCES_SECTION,
   ANNOUNCEMENT_BLOCK,
-  ANNOUNCEMENT_SECTION,
+  getDefaultAnnouncementSection,
 } from "./constants"
 import { HomepagePreview } from "./HomepagePreview"
 import { getErrorValues } from "./utils"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ const EditHomepage = ({ match }) => {
             })
             announcementItemErrors = _.map(
               section.announcements.announcement_items,
-              () => getErrorValues(ANNOUNCEMENT_SECTION)
+              () => getErrorValues(getDefaultAnnouncementSection())
             )
             if (!section.announcements.announcement_items) {
               // define an empty array to announcement_items to prevent error
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@ const EditHomepage = ({ match }) => {
           break
         }
         case "announcement": {
-          const val = ANNOUNCEMENT_SECTION
-          const err = getErrorValues(ANNOUNCEMENT_SECTION)
+          const val = getDefaultAnnouncementSection()
+          const err = getErrorValues(getDefaultAnnouncementSection())
           const updatedHomepageState = onCreate(
             homepageState,
             elemType,
diff --git a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/constants.ts b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/constants.ts
index 4200c66795..60a373c25f 100644
--- a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/constants.ts
+++ b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/constants.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,28 @@ export const RESOURCES_SECTION = {
   subtitle: "Add a preview and link to your Resource Room",
   id: "resources",
 } as const
-export const LocalDateTimeNow = new Date()
-  .toLocaleString("en-SG", {
-    timeZone: "Asia/Singapore",
-  })
-  .slice(0, "dd/mm/yyyy".length)
 
-export const ANNOUNCEMENT_SECTION = {
-  title: "Announcement",
-  date: LocalDateTimeNow,
-  announcement: "Announcement content",
-  link_text: "",
-  link_url: "",
-} as const
+export type AnnouncementSectionType = {
+  readonly title: "Announcement"
+  readonly date: string
+  readonly announcement: "Announcement content"
+  readonly link_text: ""
+  readonly link_url: ""
+}
 
-export type AnnouncementSectionType = typeof ANNOUNCEMENT_SECTION
+export const getDefaultAnnouncementSection = (): AnnouncementSectionType => {
+  return {
+    title: "Announcement",
+    date: new Date()
+      .toLocaleString("en-SG", {
+        timeZone: "Asia/Singapore",
+      })
+      .slice(0, "dd/mm/yyyy".length),
+    announcement: "Announcement content",
+    link_text: "",
+    link_url: "",
+  }
+}
 export const ANNOUNCEMENT_BLOCK = {
   title: "New announcements block",
   id: "announcements",