diff --git a/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_payload_truncation/record_payload_truncation_test.go b/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_payload_truncation/record_payload_truncation_test.go
index 1736c034e18..6e762941a0a 100644
--- a/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_payload_truncation/record_payload_truncation_test.go
+++ b/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_payload_truncation/record_payload_truncation_test.go
@@ -78,11 +78,14 @@ func TestAccountzRecordPayloadTruncation(t *testing.T) {
 		helpers.GnmiCLIConfig(t, dut, communitySetCLIConfig)
 	}
 
-	startTime := time.Now()
-
+	// Get the current time from the router via gNMI to avoid clock skew issues.
+	startTime := helpers.GetRouterTime(t, dut)
 	acctzClient := dut.RawAPIs().GNSI(t).AcctzStream()
 	acctzSubClient, err := acctzClient.RecordSubscribe(context.Background(), &acctzpb.RecordRequest{
-		Timestamp: timestamppb.New(startTime),
+		Timestamp: &timestamppb.Timestamp{
+			Seconds: startTime.Unix(),
+			Nanos:   0,
+		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to subscribe to acctz records: %v", err)
diff --git a/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_subscribe_full/record_subscribe_full_test.go b/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_subscribe_full/record_subscribe_full_test.go
index 7a2bdf8ba91..bc944053716 100644
--- a/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_subscribe_full/record_subscribe_full_test.go
+++ b/feature/gnsi/acctz/tests/record_subscribe_full/record_subscribe_full_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/deviations"
 	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/fptest"
+	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/helpers"
 	"github.com/openconfig/featureprofiles/internal/security/acctz"
 	acctzpb "github.com/openconfig/gnsi/acctz"
 	"github.com/openconfig/ondatra"
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ func TestAccountzRecordSubscribeFull(t *testing.T) {
 	} else {
 		acctz.SetupUsers(t, dut, false)
 	}
-	startTime := time.Now()
-
+	// Get the current time from the router via gNMI to avoid clock skew issues.
+	startTime := helpers.GetRouterTime(t, dut)
 	// Get gNSI record subscribe client.
 	requestTimestamp := &timestamppb.Timestamp{
 		Seconds: startTime.Unix(),