diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/Validations.cpp b/src/ripple/app/misc/Validations.cpp
index 4fc15566a5..7a619b483d 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/Validations.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/Validations.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ private:
         // that avoids any chance of overflowing or underflowing
         // the signing time.
 
-        auto const now = app_.timeKeeper().now();
-
+        auto const now = app_.timeKeeper().closeTime();
         auto const signTime = val->getSignTime();
 
         return