diff --git a/tests/series/test_cast.py b/tests/series/test_cast.py
index e07769d4ce..9367ba131c 100644
--- a/tests/series/test_cast.py
+++ b/tests/series/test_cast.py
@@ -763,10 +763,13 @@ def test_series_cast_struct_add_col() -> None:
 
 
 def test_cast_date_to_timestamp():
-    from datetime import date
+    from datetime import date, datetime
+
+    import pytz
 
     input = Series.from_pylist([date(2022, 1, 6)])
     casted = input.cast(DataType.timestamp("us", "UTC"))
-    # DO ASSERT AS TIMESTAMP
+    assert casted.to_pylist() == [datetime(2022, 1, 6, tzinfo=pytz.utc)]
+
     back = casted.dt.date()
     assert (input == back).to_pylist() == [True]
diff --git a/tests/series/test_comparisons.py b/tests/series/test_comparisons.py
index 811670de40..bcb64d3723 100644
--- a/tests/series/test_comparisons.py
+++ b/tests/series/test_comparisons.py
@@ -724,6 +724,12 @@ def test_compare_lt_timestamps_tz_date():
     assert (tz1 < tz2).to_pylist() == [True]
 
 
+def test_compare_lt_timestamps_tz_date_same():
+    tz1 = Series.from_pylist([datetime(2022, 1, 6, tzinfo=pytz.utc)])
+    tz2 = Series.from_pylist([date(2022, 1, 6)])
+    assert (tz1 < tz2).to_pylist() == [False]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("tu1, tu2", itertools.product(["ns", "us", "ms"], repeat=2))
 def test_compare_timestamps_same_tz(tu1, tu2):
     tz1 = Series.from_pylist([datetime(2022, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc)]).cast(DataType.timestamp(tu1, "UTC"))