diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 110e55b..f759baf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # deverything
 
+## 1.11.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- fix parseDate to be always local
+
 ## 1.11.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9aebf9c..5e681da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "deverything",
-  "version": "1.11.0",
+  "version": "1.11.1",
   "description": "Everything you need for Dev",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.test.ts b/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.test.ts
index 389210b..348b616 100644
--- a/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.test.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from "@jest/globals";
 import { getUrlSearchParams } from "./getUrlSearchParams";
 
 describe("getUrlSearchParams", () => {
+  test("no domain", async () => {
+    expect(getUrlSearchParams("/")).toStrictEqual({});
+    expect(getUrlSearchParams("/?param=")).toStrictEqual({
+      param: "",
+    });
+    expect(getUrlSearchParams("/?param1=123&param2=asd")).toStrictEqual({
+      param1: "123",
+      param2: "asd",
+    });
+  });
+
   test("found", async () => {
     expect(getUrlSearchParams("https")).toStrictEqual({});
     expect(getUrlSearchParams("https://www.ciao.com")).toStrictEqual({});
diff --git a/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.ts b/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.ts
index c5a8f10..f1cfd63 100644
--- a/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/getUrlSearchParams.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ export const getUrlSearchParams = (
 ): Record<string, string> => {
   if (!urlString) return {};
   try {
-    const url = new URL(urlString);
+    const isRelativeUrl = urlString.startsWith("/");
+    const url = new URL(
+      urlString,
+      isRelativeUrl ? "https://deverything.dev/" : undefined // add base to make relative urls work
+    );
+
     return Object.fromEntries(url.searchParams);
   } catch (_e) {
     return {};
diff --git a/src/helpers/parseDate.test.ts b/src/helpers/parseDate.test.ts
index 1dc5bbd..70cb706 100644
--- a/src/helpers/parseDate.test.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/parseDate.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "@jest/globals";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "@jest/globals";
 import { MAX_DATE_MILLISECONDS } from "../constants/time";
 import { parseDate } from "./parseDate";
+import timezoneMock from "timezone-mock";
 
 // TODO: add string with millis 1678792327650170902
 describe("parseDate", () => {
@@ -17,12 +18,76 @@ describe("parseDate", () => {
     expect(parseDate(MAX_DATE_MILLISECONDS + 1)).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
-  test("date", async () => {
-    expect(parseDate(new Date("2000-01-01"))).toStrictEqual(
-      new Date("2000-01-01")
-    );
+  describe("ISO date with non UTC timezone", () => {
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      // If this test is run in UTC, it will always pass!
+      timezoneMock.register("Australia/Adelaide");
+    });
+    afterAll(() => {
+      timezoneMock.unregister();
+    });
+    test("year", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000")!.toISOString()).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-01-01T00:00:00.000+10:30").toISOString()
+      );
+    });
 
-    expect(parseDate(new Date("2000-00-00"))).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(parseDate(new Date("2000-02-32"))).toBeUndefined();
+    test("month", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000-14")).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-02-01T00:00:00.000+10:30")
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("day", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000-00-00")).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-32")).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-21")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-02-21T00:00:00.000+10:30")
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("time", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-02T40:00:00")).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-21T00:00:00")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-02-21T00:00:00.000+10:30")
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("ISO date UTC (servers default)", () => {
+    test("year", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z")
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("month", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000-14")).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-02-01T00:00:00.000Z")
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("day", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000-00-00")).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-32")).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-21")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-02-21T00:00:00.000Z")
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("time", async () => {
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-02T40:00:00")).toBeUndefined();
+
+      expect(parseDate("2000-02-21T00:00:00")).toStrictEqual(
+        new Date("2000-02-21T00:00:00.000Z")
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/helpers/parseDate.ts b/src/helpers/parseDate.ts
index 4aff04a..e3f3608 100644
--- a/src/helpers/parseDate.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/parseDate.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 import { DateLike, Maybe } from "../types";
 import { isEmpty } from "../validators/isEmpty";
 import { isJsDate } from "../validators/isJsDate";
+import { isString } from "../validators/isString";
+
+const partialDateRegex = /^\d{4}(-\d{2})?(-\d{2})?$/;
 
 export const parseDate = (arg?: Maybe<DateLike>) => {
   if (isEmpty(arg)) return;
 
-  const date = new Date(arg!);
+  if (isString(arg) && partialDateRegex.test(arg)) {
+    // Add time to date string because it will be interpreted
+    // as UTC date instead of local time, and there is no
+    // circumstance where UTC as default is desired.
+    arg = `${
+      arg + "-01-01".slice(arg.length - 4) // fill missing month and day if needed
+    }T00:00:00`;
+  }
+
+  const date = new Date(arg!); // ! => isEmpty cannot narrow type
 
   if (!isJsDate(date)) return;