diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/torque_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/torque_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/torque_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/torque_spec.rb
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe OodCore::Job::Adapters::Torque do
     end
 
     context "with :start_time" do
-      before { adapter.submit(script: build_script(start_time: 1478631234)) }
+      before { adapter.submit(script: build_script(start_time: Time.new(2016, 11, 8, 13, 53, 54).to_i)) }
 
       it { expect(pbs).to have_received(:submit_string).with(content, queue: nil, headers: {Execution_Time: "201611081353.54"}, resources: {}, envvars: {}) }
     end
dynamically set timestamp

Fixes #6