diff --git a/plugins/out_stackdriver/stackdriver.c b/plugins/out_stackdriver/stackdriver.c
index 903bffce98d..99ef657a0b4 100644
--- a/plugins/out_stackdriver/stackdriver.c
+++ b/plugins/out_stackdriver/stackdriver.c
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ static flb_sds_t get_google_token(struct flb_stackdriver *ctx)
     int ret = 0;
     flb_sds_t output = NULL;
     time_t cached_expiration = 0;
+    time_t current_timestamp = 0;
 
     ret = pthread_mutex_trylock(&ctx->token_mutex);
     if (ret == EBUSY) {
@@ -369,7 +370,9 @@ static flb_sds_t get_google_token(struct flb_stackdriver *ctx)
          */
         output = oauth2_cache_to_token();
         cached_expiration = oauth2_cache_get_expiration();
-        if (time(NULL) >= cached_expiration) {
+        current_timestamp = time(NULL);
+
+        if (current_timestamp < cached_expiration) {
             return output;
         } else {
             /*