diff --git a/lib/services/service.ex b/lib/services/service.ex
index dad1c0a330..1e8619b614 100644
--- a/lib/services/service.ex
+++ b/lib/services/service.ex
@@ -184,18 +184,19 @@ defmodule Services.Service do
         |> Interval.new()
         |> Enum.map(& &1)
       end
+      |> Enum.map(&Timex.to_date/1)
 
     removed_dates = parse_listed_dates(removed_dates)
 
-    (dates ++ parse_listed_dates(added_dates))
-    |> Enum.reject(fn date ->
-      # if valid_days is an empty array, the service's dates are likely those in
-      # added_dates, so we can ignore evaluating the day of the week here
-      Enum.member?(removed_dates, date) ||
-        if valid_days != [], do: Timex.weekday(date) not in valid_days
-    end)
-    |> Enum.map(&Timex.to_date/1)
-    |> Enum.uniq()
+    explicitly_added_dates = parse_listed_dates(added_dates)
+
+    valid_dates =
+      dates
+      |> Stream.reject(fn date -> Enum.member?(removed_dates, date) end)
+      |> Stream.reject(fn date -> Timex.weekday(date) not in valid_days end)
+      |> Enum.to_list()
+
+    Enum.uniq(explicitly_added_dates ++ valid_dates)
   end
 
   @spec parse_listed_dates([String.t()]) :: [NaiveDateTime.t()]
@@ -204,5 +205,6 @@ defmodule Services.Service do
     |> Enum.map(&Timex.parse(&1, "{ISOdate}"))
     |> Enum.filter(&(elem(&1, 0) == :ok))
     |> Enum.map(&elem(&1, 1))
+    |> Enum.map(&Timex.to_date/1)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/dotcom_web/controllers/stop_controller_test.exs b/test/dotcom_web/controllers/stop_controller_test.exs
index 35f54c3498..2109e1293b 100644
--- a/test/dotcom_web/controllers/stop_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/dotcom_web/controllers/stop_controller_test.exs
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ defmodule DotcomWeb.StopControllerTest do
             %JsonApi.Item{
               id: "",
               attributes: %{
-                "schedule_type" => "Weekday"
+                "schedule_type" => "Weekday",
+                "valid_days" => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
               },
               relationships: %{},
               type: "service"
diff --git a/test/services/service_test.exs b/test/services/service_test.exs
index 282e3486e5..c4dfdec226 100644
--- a/test/services/service_test.exs
+++ b/test/services/service_test.exs
@@ -90,30 +90,31 @@ defmodule Services.ServiceTest do
   end
 
   describe "serves_date?/2" do
-    test "computes if the date is covered by a Service" do
-      # date in added_dates
+    test "returns true if the date is in added_dates" do
       assert Service.serves_date?(
                %Service{
-                 added_dates: ["2022-12-15", "2022-12-14"],
-                 start_date: ~D[2022-12-14],
-                 end_date: ~D[2022-12-15],
-                 valid_days: []
+                 added_dates: ["2022-12-15"],
+                 start_date: ~D[2022-12-01],
+                 end_date: ~D[2022-12-14],
+                 valid_days: [1, 2, 3, 5]
                },
                ~D[2022-12-15]
              )
+    end
 
-      # date in removed_dates
+    test "returns false if the date is in removed_dates" do
       refute Service.serves_date?(
                %Service{
                  removed_dates: ["2022-12-15", "2022-12-14"],
                  start_date: ~D[2022-12-11],
                  end_date: ~D[2022-12-22],
-                 valid_days: []
+                 valid_days: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
                },
                ~D[2022-12-15]
              )
+    end
 
-      # date is on right valid_days
+    test "returns true if the date is on a 'valid_days' day of the week" do
       assert Service.serves_date?(
                %Service{
                  start_date: ~D[2022-12-11],
@@ -122,8 +123,9 @@ defmodule Services.ServiceTest do
                },
                ~D[2022-12-15]
              )
+    end
 
-      # date not on right valid_days
+    test "returns false if the date is not on a 'valid_days' day of the week" do
       refute Service.serves_date?(
                %Service{
                  start_date: ~D[2022-12-11],