diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/utils/test_decorators.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/utils/test_decorators.py
index 30af5837a..5fe9a3881 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/utils/test_decorators.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/utils/test_decorators.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def mock_timer(monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_request_cache(mock_timer):
-    mock_request = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda: time.time())
+    mock_request = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda: time.perf_counter_ns())
 
     @request_cache(10)
     def make_request():