diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
index 4eb3c92a4c6..b08816ec218 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ type configStore interface {
 // Reconciler implements controller.Reconciler for Configuration resources.
 type Reconciler struct {
 	*reconciler.Base
-
 	// listers index properties about resources
 	pipelineRunLister listers.PipelineRunLister
 	pipelineLister    listers.PipelineLister
@@ -167,6 +166,11 @@ func (c *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 	pr := original.DeepCopy()
 	if !pr.HasStarted() {
 		pr.Status.InitializeConditions()
+                // In case node time was not synchronized, when controller has been scheduled to other nodes.
+		if pr.Status.StartTime.Sub(pr.CreationTimestamp.Time) < 0 {
+			c.Logger.Warnf("PipelineRun %s createTimestamp %s is after the pipelineRun started %s", pr.GetRunKey(), pr.CreationTimestamp, pr.Status.StartTime)
+			pr.Status.StartTime = &pr.CreationTimestamp
+		}
 		// start goroutine to track pipelinerun timeout only startTime is not set
 		go c.timeoutHandler.WaitPipelineRun(pr, pr.Status.StartTime)
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go
index f0191b112a7..f761fa3f9c9 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ func (c *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 	// If the TaskRun is just starting, this will also set the starttime,
 	// from which the timeout will immediately begin counting down.
 	tr.Status.InitializeConditions()
+        // In case node time was not synchronized, when controller has been scheduled to other nodes.
+	if tr.Status.StartTime.Sub(tr.CreationTimestamp.Time) < 0 {
+		c.Logger.Warnf("TaskRun %s createTimestamp %s is after the taskRun started %s", tr.GetRunKey(), tr.CreationTimestamp, tr.Status.StartTime)
+		tr.Status.StartTime = &tr.CreationTimestamp
+	}
 
 	if tr.IsDone() {
 		c.timeoutHandler.Release(tr)