diff --git a/src/lua/functions/core/game/global_functions.cpp b/src/lua/functions/core/game/global_functions.cpp
index af89c1854f7..c8a857cfffa 100644
--- a/src/lua/functions/core/game/global_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/functions/core/game/global_functions.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ int GlobalFunctions::luaGetWorldLight(lua_State* L) {
 
 int GlobalFunctions::luaGetWorldUpTime(lua_State* L) {
 	// getWorldUpTime()
-	uint64_t uptime = (OTSYS_TIME() - ProtocolStatus::start) / 1000;
+	uint64_t uptime = (OTSYS_TIME(true) - ProtocolStatus::start) / 1000;
 	lua_pushnumber(L, uptime);
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/network/protocol/protocolstatus.cpp b/src/server/network/protocol/protocolstatus.cpp
index 1674b80a2b5..15a3f74be07 100644
--- a/src/server/network/protocol/protocolstatus.cpp
+++ b/src/server/network/protocol/protocolstatus.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ std::string ProtocolStatus::SERVER_VERSION = "3.0";
 std::string ProtocolStatus::SERVER_DEVELOPERS = "OpenTibiaBR Organization";
 
 std::map<uint32_t, int64_t> ProtocolStatus::ipConnectMap;
-const uint64_t ProtocolStatus::start = OTSYS_TIME();
+const uint64_t ProtocolStatus::start = OTSYS_TIME(true);
 
 void ProtocolStatus::onRecvFirstMessage(NetworkMessage &msg) {
 	uint32_t ip = getIP();
diff --git a/src/utils/tools.cpp b/src/utils/tools.cpp
index 6504fda859d..f89b2c2f217 100644
--- a/src/utils/tools.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/tools.cpp
@@ -1515,7 +1515,10 @@ void UPDATE_OTSYS_TIME() {
 	OTSYSTIME = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
 }
 
-int64_t OTSYS_TIME() {
+int64_t OTSYS_TIME(bool useTime) {
+	if (useTime) {
+		return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+	}
 	return OTSYSTIME;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/tools.hpp b/src/utils/tools.hpp
index 1f8ed382244..a4426a066a8 100644
--- a/src/utils/tools.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/tools.hpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool isCaskItem(uint16_t itemId);
 std::string getObjectCategoryName(ObjectCategory_t category);
 bool isValidObjectCategory(ObjectCategory_t category);
 
-int64_t OTSYS_TIME();
+int64_t OTSYS_TIME(bool useTime = false);
 void UPDATE_OTSYS_TIME();
 
 SpellGroup_t stringToSpellGroup(const std::string &value);