diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
index 1cb386d25d..49453637af 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * @license   https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
  */
 
+use Cake\Chronos\Chronos;
 use Cake\Core\Configure;
 use Cake\Datasource\ConnectionManager;
 use Migrations\TestSuite\Migrator;
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@
 
 ConnectionManager::alias('test_debug_kit', 'debug_kit');
 
+// Fixate now to avoid one-second-leap-issues
+Chronos::setTestNow(Chronos::now());
+
 // Fixate sessionid early on, as php7.2+
 // does not allow the sessionid to be set after stdout
 // has been written to.