diff --git a/src/components/reservation/ReservationModalBody.tsx b/src/components/reservation/ReservationModalBody.tsx
index 8296cb563d..f05a6bf8b0 100644
--- a/src/components/reservation/ReservationModalBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reservation/ReservationModalBody.tsx
@@ -179,7 +179,13 @@ export const ReservationModalBody = ({
 
     if (reservablePidsFromAnotherLibrary?.length && patron) {
       const { patronId, name, emailAddress, preferredPickupBranch } = patron;
+      console.log("🚀 ~ saveReservation ~ selectedInterest:", selectedInterest);
+      console.log(
+        "🚀 ~ saveReservation ~ defaultInterestDaysForOpenOrder:",
+        defaultInterestDaysForOpenOrder
+      );
       // Save reservation to open order.
+
       mutateOpenOrder(
         {
           input: {
@@ -187,9 +193,9 @@ export const ReservationModalBody = ({
             pickUpBranch: selectedBranch
               ? removePrefixFromBranchId(selectedBranch)
               : removePrefixFromBranchId(preferredPickupBranch),
-            expires:
-              selectedInterest?.toString() ||
-              defaultInterestDaysForOpenOrder.toString(),
+            expires: getFutureDateString(
+              Number(selectedInterest ?? defaultInterestDaysForOpenOrder)
+            ),
             userParameters: {
               userId: patronId.toString(),
               userName: name,