diff --git a/test_whisper.py b/test_whisper.py
index cd84fb2..33936be 100755
--- a/test_whisper.py
+++ b/test_whisper.py
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ def test_resize_with_aggregate(self):
         whisper.create(self.filename, retention)
 
         # insert data
-        now_timestamp = int((datetime.now() - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds())
+        now_timestamp = int((datetime.utcnow() - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds())
         now_timestamp -= now_timestamp % 60  # format timestamp
         points = [(now_timestamp - i * 60, i) for i in range(0, 60 * 24 * 2)]
         whisper.update_many(self.filename, points)