diff --git a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/CalendarView.qml b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/CalendarView.qml
--- a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/CalendarView.qml
+++ b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/CalendarView.qml
@@ -151,6 +151,24 @@
                     return Qt.formatDate(date, format);
                 }
 
+                function dateEquals(date1, date2) {
+                    var values1 = [
+                        date1.getFullYear(),
+                        date1.getMonth(),
+                        date1.getDate()
+                    ];
+
+                    var values2 = [
+                        date2.getFullYear(),
+                        date2.getMonth(),
+                        date2.getDate()
+                    ];
+
+                    return values1.every((value, index) => {
+                        return (value === values2[index]);
+                    }, false)
+                }
+
                 Connections {
                     target: monthView
 
@@ -170,10 +188,7 @@
                     target: monthView.daysModel
 
                     onAgendaUpdated: {
-                        // Checks if the dates are the same, comparing the date objects
-                        // directly won't work and this does a simple integer subtracting
-                        // so should be fastest. One of the JS weirdness.
-                        if (updatedDate - monthView.currentDate === 0) {
+                        if (agenda.dateEquals(updatedDate, monthView.currentDate)) {
                             holidaysList.model = null;
                             holidaysList.model = monthView.daysModel.eventsForDate(monthView.currentDate);
                         }