diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go
index fe519a862c92..74ac2d14a9a2 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/awss3/metrics.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func init() {
 // currentTime returns the current time. This exists to allow unit tests
 // simulate the passage of time.
 func currentTime() time.Time {
-	clock := clockValue.Load().(clock)
+	clock, _ := clockValue.Load().(clock)
 	return clock.Now()
 }