diff --git a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
index 6220010ffa..0f9244a658 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ use dusk_consensus::operations::Voter;
 use execution_core::stake::{Withdraw, STAKE_CONTRACT};
 use metrics::{counter, gauge, histogram};
 use node_data::message::payload::Vote;
-use node_data::{Serializable, StepName};
+use node_data::{get_current_timestamp, Serializable, StepName};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
-use std::time::{self, Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
+use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
@@ -845,10 +845,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
                 // Delete any rocksdb record related to this block
                 t.delete_block(&b)?;
 
-                let now = time::SystemTime::now()
-                    .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-                    .map(|n| n.as_secs())
-                    .expect("valid timestamp");
+                let now = get_current_timestamp();
 
                 // Attempt to resubmit transactions back to mempool.
                 // An error here is not considered critical.
diff --git a/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs b/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs
index 2dc72c29ec..693bd55be4 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/header_validation.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ use execution_core::stake::EPOCH;
 use node_data::ledger::{Fault, InvalidFault, Seed, Signature};
 use node_data::message::payload::{RatificationResult, Vote};
 use node_data::message::ConsensusHeader;
-use node_data::{ledger, StepName};
+use node_data::{get_current_timestamp, ledger, StepName};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tracing::info;
@@ -114,10 +113,7 @@ impl<'a, DB: database::DB> Validator<'a, DB> {
             return Err(anyhow!("block time is less than minimum block time"));
         }
 
-        let local_time = SystemTime::now()
-            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-            .map(|n| n.as_secs())
-            .expect("valid unix epoch");
+        let local_time = get_current_timestamp();
 
         if candidate_block.timestamp > local_time + MARGIN_TIMESTAMP {
             return Err(anyhow!(
diff --git a/node/src/mempool.rs b/node/src/mempool.rs
index f38869927c..5289192674 100644
--- a/node/src/mempool.rs
+++ b/node/src/mempool.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ use conf::{
     DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_REDUNDANCY, DEFAULT_EXPIRY_TIME, DEFAULT_IDLE_INTERVAL,
 };
 use node_data::events::{Event, TransactionEvent};
+use node_data::get_current_timestamp;
 use node_data::ledger::Transaction;
 use node_data::message::{payload, AsyncQueue, Payload, Topics};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::{self, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
             self.conf.idle_interval.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_IDLE_INTERVAL);
 
         let mempool_expiry =
-            self.conf.mempool_expiry.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_EXPIRY_TIME);
+            self.conf.mempool_expiry.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_EXPIRY_TIME).as_secs();
 
         // Mempool service loop
         let mut on_idle_event = tokio::time::interval(idle_interval);
@@ -102,15 +102,13 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
                 _ = on_idle_event.tick() => {
                     info!(event = "mempool_idle", interval = ?idle_interval);
 
-                    let expiration_time = time::SystemTime::now()
-                        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-                        .expect("valid timestamp")
+                    let expiration_time = get_current_timestamp()
                         .checked_sub(mempool_expiry)
                         .expect("valid duration");
 
                     // Remove expired transactions from the mempool
                     db.read().await.update(|db| {
-                        let expired_txs = db.get_expired_txs(expiration_time.as_secs())?;
+                        let expired_txs = db.get_expired_txs(expiration_time)?;
                         for tx_id in expired_txs {
                             info!(event = "expired_tx", hash = hex::encode(tx_id));
                             if db.delete_tx(tx_id)? {
@@ -216,11 +214,9 @@ impl MempoolSrv {
             events.push(TransactionEvent::Included(tx));
             // Persist transaction in mempool storage
 
-            let now = time::SystemTime::now()
-                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-                .expect("valid timestamp");
+            let now = get_current_timestamp();
 
-            db.add_tx(tx, now.as_secs())
+            db.add_tx(tx, now)
         })?;
 
         tracing::info!(
diff --git a/node/src/network.rs b/node/src/network.rs
index d4d91758e2..79e643388c 100644
--- a/node/src/network.rs
+++ b/node/src/network.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use kadcast::config::Config;
 use kadcast::{MessageInfo, Peer};
 use metrics::counter;
+use node_data::get_current_timestamp_safe;
 use node_data::message::payload::{GetResource, Inv};
-use node_data::message::AsyncQueue;
-use node_data::message::Metadata;
+use node_data::message::{AsyncQueue, Metadata};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
-use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tracing::{error, info, trace};
 
@@ -206,16 +205,8 @@ impl<const N: usize> crate::Network for Kadcast<N> {
         ttl_as_sec: Option<u64>,
         hops_limit: u16,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let ttl_as_sec = ttl_as_sec.map_or_else(
-            || u64::MAX,
-            |v| {
-                SystemTime::now()
-                    .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
-                    .as_secs()
-                    + v
-            },
-        );
+        let ttl_as_sec = ttl_as_sec
+            .map_or_else(|| u64::MAX, |v| get_current_timestamp_safe() + v);
 
         self.send_to_alive_peers(
             &Message::new_get_resource(GetResource::new(