diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 885bb34220..d6840529a1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module code.gitea.io/gitea
 go 1.20
 
 require (
+	bou.ke/monkey v1.0.2
 	code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go v0.3.0
 	code.gitea.io/gitea-vet v0.2.2
 	code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.15.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9b4538bc65..ca9901118f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+bou.ke/monkey v1.0.2 h1:kWcnsrCNUatbxncxR/ThdYqbytgOIArtYWqcQLQzKLI=
+bou.ke/monkey v1.0.2/go.mod h1:OqickVX3tNx6t33n1xvtTtu85YN5s6cKwVug+oHMaIA=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.26.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.38.0/go.mod h1:990N+gfupTy94rShfmMCWGDn0LpTmnzTp2qbd1dvSRU=
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_packages_arch_test.go b/tests/integration/api_packages_arch_test.go
index a63fa032a4..3d8c27ad35 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_packages_arch_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_packages_arch_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
+	"bou.ke/monkey"
 	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
@@ -274,9 +276,14 @@ ht719b7ZWR3+SRcXySXC/cP8DL/N12kaf8wQSBkjjLKkAPBDnLyL32YFQur67qtbXtxcd/23w375
 
 	rootURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/packages/%s/arch", user.Name)
 
-	// Set test time to 2023-07-04T19:57:09+03:00 before test execution.
 	// Add package gpg key to user in tests.
 
+	wayback, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2023-07-04T19:57:09+03:00")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	patch := monkey.Patch(time.Now, func() time.Time { return wayback })
+	defer patch.Unpatch()
+
 	t.Run("push", func(t *testing.T) {
 		defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()