diff --git a/tests/unit/services/logging/log-reader.test.ts b/tests/unit/services/logging/log-reader.test.ts
index 56db3010..f7b1523d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/logging/log-reader.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/services/logging/log-reader.test.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ describe('log reader', () => {
           })
         )}\n`
       );
+      const futureTimestamp = new Date(Date.now() + 10_000);
+      fs.utimesSync(currentLogPath, futureTimestamp, futureTimestamp);
 
       expect(readLogEntries({ limit: 1 }).map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual(['disk-new']);
       expect(readSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);