diff --git a/kong/runloop/handler.lua b/kong/runloop/handler.lua
index 8b9bbb67f717..f092e79c446b 100644
--- a/kong/runloop/handler.lua
+++ b/kong/runloop/handler.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ local ngx         = ngx
 local log         = ngx.log
 local null        = ngx.null
 local ngx_now     = ngx.now
+local update_time = ngx.update_time
 local re_match    = ngx.re.match
 local unpack      = unpack
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ local server_header = _KONG._NAME .. "/" .. _KONG._VERSION
 
 
 local function get_now()
+  update_time()
   return ngx_now() * 1000 -- time is kept in seconds with millisecond resolution.
 end