diff --git a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_api.py b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_api.py
index f14e2c9ad00..e53921d0b72 100644
--- a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_api.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ def test_make_build_commands(self):
                 "command": "$READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH/bin/python -m sphinx",
                 "description": "Python and Sphinx command",
                 "exit_code": 0,
-                "start_time": start_time,
+                "start_time": start_time + datetime.timedelta(seconds=1),
                 "end_time": end_time,
             },
             format='json',