diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 094a3f7de6..af57d29e4d 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ ServiceFlags CConnman::GetLocalServices() const
 unsigned int CConnman::GetReceiveFloodSize() const { return nReceiveFloodSize; }
 
 CNode::CNode(NodeId idIn, ServiceFlags nLocalServicesIn, SOCKET hSocketIn, const CAddress& addrIn, uint64_t nKeyedNetGroupIn, uint64_t nLocalHostNonceIn, const CAddress& addrBindIn, const std::string& addrNameIn, ConnectionType conn_type_in, bool inbound_onion)
-    : nTimeConnected(GetTimeSeconds()),
+    : nTimeConnected{GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>()},
       addr(addrIn),
       addrBind(addrBindIn),
       m_addr_name{addrNameIn.empty() ? addr.ToStringIPPort() : addrNameIn},
diff --git a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
index a62c799305..082dfcc684 100644
--- a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stale_tip_peer_management)
     options.m_max_outbound_full_relay = max_outbound_full_relay;
     options.nMaxFeeler = MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS;
 
+    const auto time_init{GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>()};
+    SetMockTime(time_init);
+    const auto time_later{time_init + 3 * std::chrono::seconds{chainparams.GetConsensus().nPowTargetSpacing} + 1s};
     connman->Init(options);
     std::vector<CNode *> vNodes;
 
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stale_tip_peer_management)
         BOOST_CHECK(node->fDisconnect == false);
     }
 
-    SetMockTime(GetTime() + 3 * chainparams.GetConsensus().nPowTargetSpacing + 1);
+    SetMockTime(time_later);
 
     // Now tip should definitely be stale, and we should look for an extra
     // outbound peer
@@ -161,7 +164,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stale_tip_peer_management)
     // If we add one more peer, something should get marked for eviction
     // on the next check (since we're mocking the time to be in the future, the
     // required time connected check should be satisfied).
+    SetMockTime(time_init);
     AddRandomOutboundPeer(vNodes, *peerLogic, *connman, ConnectionType::OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY);
+    SetMockTime(time_later);
 
     peerLogic->CheckForStaleTipAndEvictPeers();
     for (int i = 0; i < max_outbound_full_relay; ++i) {
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py b/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py
index 602f826782..cf714bc888 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_timeouts.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TimeoutsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         ]
 
         with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=expected_timeout_logs):
-            self.mock_forward(5)
+            self.mock_forward(2)
             no_verack_node.wait_for_disconnect(timeout=1)
             no_version_node.wait_for_disconnect(timeout=1)
             no_send_node.wait_for_disconnect(timeout=1)