diff --git a/submissions/managers.py b/submissions/managers.py
index 4d799d4eff6fb7cfe2e134682d811822f496bc7b..c992faacfdd72f851cbf3377ecd56a348f49af06 100644
--- a/submissions/managers.py
+++ b/submissions/managers.py
@@ -335,8 +335,10 @@ class RefereeInvitationQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
 
     def approaching_deadline(self):
         qs = self.in_process()
-        deadline = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=2)
-        qs = qs.filter(submission__reporting_deadline__lte=deadline)
+        psuedo_deadline = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=2)
+        deadline = datetime.datetime.now()
+        qs = qs.filter(submission__reporting_deadline__lte=psuedo_deadline,
+                       submission__reporting_deadline__gte=deadline)
         return qs
 
     def overdue(self):