diff --git a/apps/bot/src/telegram/callbacks.ts b/apps/bot/src/telegram/callbacks.ts
index a02f473..2414803 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/telegram/callbacks.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/telegram/callbacks.ts
@@ -372,14 +372,10 @@ export async function wizardSetTimeQuick(ctx: Context, quick: Quick): Promise<vo
 }
 
 export async function wizardSetTimeCustomPrompt(ctx: Context): Promise<void> {
-  await ctx.answerCallbackQuery();
-  const userId = ctx.from?.id;
-  if (!userId) return;
-  updateWizard(userId, { step: "set_time" });
-  const op = await findOperator(ctx);
-  const tz = op?.defaultTimezone ?? DEFAULT_TIMEZONE;
-  const { reminderPickDayMenu } = await import("./menus.js");
-  await showMenu(ctx, reminderPickDayMenu(tz));
+  // "Custom day & time" goes straight to the year/month/day picker now.
+  // The Now / Tomorrow / Next-Mon quick options at the time menu already
+  // cover the near-term shortcuts, so the preset-day list was redundant.
+  await wizardPickYearStart(ctx);
 }
 
 export async function wizardBackToTimeMenu(ctx: Context): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/telegram/menus.ts b/apps/bot/src/telegram/menus.ts
index 59e3b22..934b652 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/telegram/menus.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/telegram/menus.ts
@@ -423,9 +423,11 @@ export function reminderPickYearMenu(currentYear: number): MenuView {
     }
     keyboard.row();
   }
-  keyboard.text("⬅ Back", "rm_t:custom");
+  // Back goes to the time menu (Now / Tomorrow / Next Mon / Custom) — not
+  // back to the Custom prompt, which would just re-open this same screen.
+  keyboard.text("⬅ Back", "rm_t:back");
   return {
-    text: "📅 Exact date — Step A / D\n\nPick a year:",
+    text: "📅 Pick a year:",
     keyboard,
     parseMode: undefined,
   };