diff --git a/build/pluginctl/logs_test.go b/build/pluginctl/logs_test.go
index 687d8c24c..2917a2713 100644
--- a/build/pluginctl/logs_test.go
+++ b/build/pluginctl/logs_test.go
@@ -154,17 +154,17 @@ func TestFilterLogEntries(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"filter out old entries": {
 			logs: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"old2", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Add(-2*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"old1", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Add(-1*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"now", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Format(timeStampFormat)),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new1", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Add(1*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new2", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Add(2*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"old2", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Add(-2*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"old1", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Add(-1*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"now", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new1", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Add(1*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new2", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Add(2*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
 			},
 			pluginID: "some.plugin.id",
 			since:    now,
 			expectedLogs: []string{
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new1", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Add(1*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new2", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, time.Now().Add(2*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new1", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Add(1*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"new2", "plugin_id": "some.plugin.id", "timestamp": "%s"}`, now.Add(2*time.Second).Format(timeStampFormat)),
 			},
 			expectedErr: false,
 		},