diff --git a/coderd/workspaceagents.go b/coderd/workspaceagents.go
index 53b64e56ba..c92076ede2 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaceagents.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaceagents.go
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ func (api *API) tailnetRPCConn(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userID := apiKey.UserID.String()
 
 	// Store connection telemetry event
-	now := time.Now()
+	now := dbtime.Now()
 	connectionTelemetryEvent := telemetry.UserTailnetConnection{
 		ConnectedAt:         now,
 		DisconnectedAt:      nil,
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ func (api *API) tailnetRPCConn(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	})
 	defer func() {
 		// Update telemetry event with disconnection time
-		disconnectTime := time.Now()
+		disconnectTime := dbtime.Now()
 		connectionTelemetryEvent.DisconnectedAt = &disconnectTime
 		api.Telemetry.Report(&telemetry.Snapshot{
 			UserTailnetConnections: []telemetry.UserTailnetConnection{connectionTelemetryEvent},
diff --git a/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go b/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go
index c6c9e98f89..48b00b405b 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaceagents_test.go
@@ -3021,7 +3021,7 @@ func TestUserTailnetTelemetry(t *testing.T) {
 			q.Set("version", "2.0")
 			u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
 
-			predialTime := time.Now()
+			predialTime := dbtime.Now()
 
 			//nolint:bodyclose // websocket package closes this for you
 			wsConn, resp, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, u.String(), &websocket.DialOptions{