diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/RootViewTest.java b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/RootViewTest.java
index 9696e9a8069..43a4558dd7f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/RootViewTest.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/RootViewTest.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class RootViewTest {
     rootView.startReactApplication(instanceManager, "");
     rootView.simulateAttachForTesting();
 
-    long ts = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+    long ts = SystemClock.currentTimeMillis();
 
     // Test ACTION_DOWN event
     rootView.onTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(100, ts, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, 0, 0, 0));