diff --git a/src/exchangedb/test_exchangedb_by_j.c b/src/exchangedb/test_exchangedb_by_j.c
index 7a768f4f9..b81d82d65 100644
--- a/src/exchangedb/test_exchangedb_by_j.c
+++ b/src/exchangedb/test_exchangedb_by_j.c
@@ -104,14 +104,19 @@ run (void *cls)
     const char *sndr = "payto://x-taler-bank/localhost:8080/1";
     struct TALER_Amount value;
     unsigned int batch_size = batches[i];
-    struct GNUNET_TIME_Timestamp now;
+    struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute now;
+    struct GNUNET_TIME_Timestamp ts;
     struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative duration;
     struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP reserve_pub;
 
     GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
                    TALER_string_to_amount (CURRENCY ":1.000010",
                                            &value));
-    now = GNUNET_TIME_timestamp_get ();
+    now = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
+    ts = GNUNET_TIME_timestamp_get ();
+    fprintf (stdout,
+             "Now: %llu\n",
+             now.abs_value_us);
     plugin->start (plugin->cls,
                    "test_by_exchange_j");
     for (unsigned int k = 0; k<batch_size; k++)
@@ -121,13 +126,13 @@ run (void *cls)
               plugin->reserves_in_insert (plugin->cls,
                                           &reserve_pub,
                                           &value,
-                                          now,
+                                          ts,
                                           sndr,
                                           "section",
                                           4));
     }
     plugin->commit (plugin->cls);
-    duration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_duration (now.abs_time);
+    duration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_duration (now);
     fprintf (stdout,
              "for a batchsize equal to %d it took %s\n",
              batch_size,