diff --git a/commands/commands.go b/commands/commands.go
index 97e6d21134d..d55a4e9aab3 100644
--- a/commands/commands.go
+++ b/commands/commands.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (cc *hugoBuilderCommon) handleCommonBuilderFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cc.environment, "environment", "e", "", "build environment")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("themesDir", "", "", "filesystem path to themes directory")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("ignoreVendorPaths", "", "", "ignores any _vendor for module paths matching the given Glob pattern")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cc.clock, "clock", "", "set clock inside hugo, e.g. --clock 2021-11-06T22:30:00.00+09:00")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cc.clock, "clock", "", "set the clock used by Hugo, e.g. --clock 2021-11-06T22:30:00.00+09:00")
 }
 
 func (cc *hugoBuilderCommon) handleFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
diff --git a/commands/hugo_test.go b/commands/hugo_test.go
index 61160b7dd06..e5b62edd11f 100644
--- a/commands/hugo_test.go
+++ b/commands/hugo_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/bep/clock"
 	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/htime"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugofs"
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/txtar"
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 // Issue #5662
 func TestHugoWithContentDirOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	c := qt.New(t)
 
 	files := `
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ Page: {{ .Title }}|
 
 // Issue #9794
 func TestHugoStaticFilesMultipleStaticAndManyFolders(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	c := qt.New(t)
 
 	files := `
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ Home.
 
 // Issue #8787
 func TestHugoListCommandsWithClockFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Cleanup(func() { htime.Clock = clock.System() })
+
 	c := qt.New(t)
 
 	files := `
@@ -115,7 +121,9 @@ date: 2200-11-06
 Page: {{ .Title }}|
 
 `
-	s := newTestHugoCmdBuilder(c, files, []string{"list", "future"}).Build()
+	s := newTestHugoCmdBuilder(c, files, []string{"list", "future"})
+	s.captureOut = true
+	s.Build()
 	p := filepath.Join("content", "future.md")
 	s.AssertStdout(p + ",2200-11-06T00:00:00Z")
 
@@ -130,7 +138,9 @@ type testHugoCmdBuilder struct {
 	dir   string
 	files string
 	args  []string
-	out   string
+
+	captureOut bool
+	out        string
 }
 
 func newTestHugoCmdBuilder(c *qt.C, files string, args []string) *testHugoCmdBuilder {
@@ -156,12 +166,17 @@ func (s *testHugoCmdBuilder) Build() *testHugoCmdBuilder {
 	args := append(s.args, "-s="+s.dir, "--quiet")
 	cmd.SetArgs(args)
 
-	out, err := captureStdout(func() error {
+	if s.captureOut {
+		out, err := captureStdout(func() error {
+			_, err := cmd.ExecuteC()
+			return err
+		})
+		s.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+		s.out = out
+	} else {
 		_, err := cmd.ExecuteC()
-		return err
-	})
-	s.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
-	s.out = out
+		s.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+	}
 
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/common/htime/time.go b/common/htime/time.go
index d854e9312d8..052a45ed1dd 100644
--- a/common/htime/time.go
+++ b/common/htime/time.go
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ var (
 		"November",
 		"December",
 	}
-	Clock = clock.Start(time.Now())
+
+	Clock = clock.System()
 )
 
 func NewTimeFormatter(ltr locales.Translator) TimeFormatter {
@@ -151,12 +152,12 @@ func ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i any, location *time.Location) (tim time.Time, er
 	return cast.ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i, location)
 }
 
-// Now returns time.Now() or time value based on`clock` flag.
+// Now returns time.Now() or time value based on the `clock` flag.
 // Use this function to fake time inside hugo.
 func Now() time.Time {
 	return Clock.Now()
 }
 
 func Since(t time.Time) time.Duration {
-	return Clock.Now().Sub(t)
+	return Clock.Since(t)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2637fcc0a73..25ae2b9f440 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.8.0 // indirect
-	github.com/bep/clock v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/bep/clock v0.2.1-0.20220507124130-0a9d9c79927c // indirect
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.5 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9d0e2b812b9..267d2300652 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.8.0/go.mod h1:SObp3lf9smib00L/v3U2eAKG8FyQ7iLrJnQiAm
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/bep/clock v0.1.0 h1:sdvJ08SsgwTY/ejA705YKBlktFfj2uVpmQSSQspZJ2c=
 github.com/bep/clock v0.1.0/go.mod h1:shVP9tZ3cXpbVj60SnlU1pMwKjFxECBRm9vZfpoA0Gs=
+github.com/bep/clock v0.2.0 h1:Uiv+P2wRVBy/g9Gybh645PgEOSC1BCXIQ7DOIc2bE64=
+github.com/bep/clock v0.2.0/go.mod h1:6Gz2lapnJ9vxpvPxQ2u6FcXFRoj4kkiqQ6pm0ERZlwk=
+github.com/bep/clock v0.2.1-0.20220507123307-c7e9c1bdae6f h1:dZlHVwWUCnS4P1Yk57qppK81fAUVV8DzDAo1lZA85hk=
+github.com/bep/clock v0.2.1-0.20220507123307-c7e9c1bdae6f/go.mod h1:6Gz2lapnJ9vxpvPxQ2u6FcXFRoj4kkiqQ6pm0ERZlwk=
+github.com/bep/clock v0.2.1-0.20220507124130-0a9d9c79927c h1:EPIuutNKs0tBieB1Z46GhNhiaYCs8bqSwwuo08xJHqs=
+github.com/bep/clock v0.2.1-0.20220507124130-0a9d9c79927c/go.mod h1:6Gz2lapnJ9vxpvPxQ2u6FcXFRoj4kkiqQ6pm0ERZlwk=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.0 h1:wXds8Kq8qRfwAOpAxHrJDbCXgC5aHSzgQb/0gKsHQqo=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.0/go.mod h1:H8yggRPQKLUhUoqrJC1bO2xNya7vanpDl7xR3ISbCJ0=
 github.com/bep/gitmap v1.1.2 h1:zk04w1qc1COTZPPYWDQHvns3y1afOsdRfraFQ3qI840=
diff --git a/hugolib/page_test.go b/hugolib/page_test.go
index 05a1c3d776f..b931731313c 100644
--- a/hugolib/page_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/page_test.go
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ func TestShouldBuild(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestShouldBuildWithClock(t *testing.T) {
 	htime.Clock = clock.Start(time.Date(2021, 11, 17, 20, 34, 58, 651387237, time.UTC))
-	t.Cleanup(func() { htime.Clock = clock.Start(time.Now()) })
+	t.Cleanup(func() { htime.Clock = clock.System() })
 	past := time.Date(2009, 11, 17, 20, 34, 58, 651387237, time.UTC)
 	future := time.Date(2037, 11, 17, 20, 34, 58, 651387237, time.UTC)
 	zero := time.Time{}
diff --git a/tpl/time/init.go b/tpl/time/init.go
index 7dd71f2105d..4bb2ddf67bf 100644
--- a/tpl/time/init.go
+++ b/tpl/time/init.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ func init() {
 		if d.Language == nil {
 			panic("Language must be set")
 		}
-
 		ctx := New(langs.GetTimeFormatter(d.Language), langs.GetLocation(d.Language))
 
 		ns := &internal.TemplateFuncsNamespace{