--- a/include/db/servicealert-dao.inc.php
+++ b/include/db/servicealert-dao.inc.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
-function getServiceOverride() {
+function getServiceOverride($date="") {
 	global $conn;
 	$query = "Select * from calendar_dates where date = :date and exception_type = '1' LIMIT 1";
 	 debug($query,"database");
 	$query = $conn->prepare($query); // Create a prepared statement
-	$query->bindParam(":date", date("Ymd"));
+	$query->bindParam(":date", date("Ymd",($date != "" ? $date : time())));
 	$query->execute();
 	if (!$query) {
 		databaseError($conn->errorInfo());