diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
index 89f63565e0..adaee8c789 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class MigrationTests(TestCase):
     """
     Tests for migrations.
     """
+
     @override_settings(MIGRATION_MODULES={})
     @unittest.skip("Migration will delete several models. Need to ship not referencing it first. LEARNER-2041")
     def test_migrations_are_in_sync(self):
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
index c136fd5610..7742c90047 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/models.py
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ class CourseOverview(TimeStampedModel):
         course_overview.display_org_with_default = course.display_org_with_default
 
         course_overview.start = start
+        # Add writes to new fields 'start_date' & 'end_date'.
+        course_overview.start_date = start
         course_overview.end = end
+        course_overview.end_date = end
         course_overview.advertised_start = course.advertised_start
         course_overview.announcement = course.announcement