diff --git a/erpnext/projects/report/daily_timesheet_summary/test_daily_timesheet_summary.py b/erpnext/projects/report/daily_timesheet_summary/test_daily_timesheet_summary.py
index 6b8c42b6411..57f1ab85853 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/report/daily_timesheet_summary/test_daily_timesheet_summary.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/report/daily_timesheet_summary/test_daily_timesheet_summary.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2024, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
 
+from datetime import timedelta
+
 import frappe
-from frappe.utils import today
+from frappe.utils import get_datetime, today
 
 from erpnext.projects.doctype.timesheet.test_timesheet import make_timesheet
 from erpnext.projects.report.daily_timesheet_summary.daily_timesheet_summary import execute
@@ -17,6 +19,18 @@ class TestDailyTimesheetSummary(ERPNextTestSuite):
 		employee = make_employee("test_employee_6@salary.com", company="_Test Company")
 		timesheet = make_timesheet(employee, simulate=True)
 
+		# make_timesheet logs at now_datetime(); run late in the day (under the site timezone)
+		# the 2h log crosses midnight and falls outside the report's `to_time <= end-of-day`
+		# bound. Pin the log to a fixed mid-day window on today so the assertion is
+		# time-of-day independent.
+		start = get_datetime(today()) + timedelta(hours=9)
+		frappe.db.set_value(
+			"Timesheet Detail",
+			timesheet.time_logs[0].name,
+			{"from_time": start, "to_time": start + timedelta(hours=2)},
+			update_modified=False,
+		)
+
 		_columns, data = execute({"from_date": today(), "to_date": today()})
 
 		# Row column order: [Timesheet.name, employee, employee_name, from_time, to_time,