diff --git a/test/govobject/govobject.js b/test/govobject/govobject.js
index 104242bd3..2e3ad3d02 100644
--- a/test/govobject/govobject.js
+++ b/test/govobject/govobject.js
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ var BufferReader = require('../../lib/encoding/bufferreader');
 /* FromObject */
 describe('GovObject', function () {
   describe('GovObject - FromObject', function () {
+    var clock;
+
+    before(function () {
+      clock = sinon.useFakeTimers(new Date('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z').getTime());
+    });
+
+    after(function () {
+      clock.restore();
+    });
+
     it('should cast a JSON Proposal into a Proposal Object', function () {
       var govObject = new GovObject();
       var jsonProposal = {
diff --git a/test/govobject/types/proposal.js b/test/govobject/types/proposal.js
index 13f87c543..9d71db317 100644
--- a/test/govobject/types/proposal.js
+++ b/test/govobject/types/proposal.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var errors = bitcore.errors;
 // TODO: create Proposal from object
 
 describe('Proposal', function () {
+  var clock;
   var startDate = Math.round(new Date('2015-10-10').getTime() / 1000);
   var endDate = Math.round(new Date('2025-10-10').getTime() / 1000);
   var validJSONProposal = {
@@ -32,6 +33,15 @@ describe('Proposal', function () {
     type: 1,
     url: 'http://www.dash.org',
   };
+
+  before(function () {
+    clock = sinon.useFakeTimers(new Date('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z').getTime());
+  });
+
+  after(function () {
+    clock.restore();
+  });
+
   it('should create new proposal', function () {
     var proposal = new Proposal();