diff --git a/pcpd/packets_pcp.c b/pcpd/packets_pcp.c
index 9dfbd32..6d19ef4 100644
--- a/pcpd/packets_pcp.c
+++ b/pcpd/packets_pcp.c
@@ -129,6 +129,16 @@ new_pcp_peer_request (u_int32_t requested_lifetime, const char *ip6str)
     return peer_req;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A wrapper for time, this allows the unit tests to mock time and ensure
+ * that the correct time is being returned from functions.
+ */
+time_t __attribute__ ((noinline))
+pcp_time (time_t *t)
+{
+    return time (t);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief new_pcp_error_response - Create a new error PCP response
  * @param r_opcode - The r_opcode value in the original packet
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ new_pcp_error_response (u_int8_t r_opcode, result_code result, u_int32_t lifetim
     error_resp->reserved = 0;
     error_resp->result_code = result;
     error_resp->lifetime = lifetime;
-    error_resp->epoch_time = time (NULL);
+    error_resp->epoch_time = pcp_time (NULL);
     error_resp->reserved_array[0] = 0;
     error_resp->reserved_array[1] = 0;
     error_resp->reserved_array[2] = 0;
diff --git a/tests/packets_pcp_unit_tests.c b/tests/packets_pcp_unit_tests.c
index adf14a1..35ed121 100644
--- a/tests/packets_pcp_unit_tests.c
+++ b/tests/packets_pcp_unit_tests.c
@@ -707,15 +707,26 @@ test_new_pcp_map_response (void)
     free (map_resp);
 }
 
+time_t pcp_time (time_t *t);
+time_t error_response_time;
+
+time_t
+my_time_for_error_response (time_t *t)
+{
+    error_response_time = time (t);
+    return error_response_time;
+}
+
 void
 test_new_pcp_error_response (void)
 {
+    np_mock (pcp_time, my_time_for_error_response);
+
     pcp_response_header *resp = new_pcp_error_response (MAP_OPCODE,
                                                         EXCESSIVE_REMOTE_PEERS,
                                                         3000);
 
-    // Test may fail if one second passes so check epoch time first to reduce chance of failing
-    NP_ASSERT_EQUAL (resp->epoch_time, (u_int32_t) time (NULL));
+    NP_ASSERT_EQUAL (resp->epoch_time, (u_int32_t) error_response_time);
 
     NP_ASSERT_EQUAL (resp->version, PCP_VERSION);
     NP_ASSERT_EQUAL (resp->r_opcode, R_RESPONSE (MAP_OPCODE));