diff --git a/storage/partition/multiPartMessage_test.go b/storage/partition/multiPartMessage_test.go
index 5c546e9e90c30f2a4b3c9d496f432be95161edc1..35e5b02772477ca7f91b47124565a0d5a0c805ba 100644
--- a/storage/partition/multiPartMessage_test.go
+++ b/storage/partition/multiPartMessage_test.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestMultiPartMessage_IsComplete(t *testing.T) {
 		Payload:     payload,
 		MessageType: mpm.MessageType,
 		Sender:      mpm.Sender,
-		Timestamp:   time.Time{},
+		Timestamp:   msg.Timestamp,
 		Encryption:  0,
 		ID:          e2e.NewMessageID([]byte{0}, mid),
 	}