diff --git a/core/io/clock.rs b/core/io/clock.rs
index d522ac278..06edc65e3 100644
--- a/core/io/clock.rs
+++ b/core/io/clock.rs
@@ -87,3 +87,15 @@ impl std::ops::Sub<Duration> for Instant {
 pub trait Clock {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant;
 }
+
+pub struct DefaultClock;
+
+impl Clock for DefaultClock {
+    fn now(&self) -> Instant {
+        let now = chrono::Local::now();
+        Instant {
+            secs: now.timestamp(),
+            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/io/generic.rs b/core/io/generic.rs
index c75702ae7..b465a24cb 100644
--- a/core/io/generic.rs
+++ b/core/io/generic.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::{Clock, Completion, File, Instant, LimboError, OpenFlags, Result, IO};
+use crate::{
+    io::clock::DefaultClock, Clock, Completion, File, Instant, LimboError, OpenFlags, Result, IO,
+};
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -44,11 +46,7 @@ impl IO for GenericIO {
 
 impl Clock for GenericIO {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant {
-        let now = chrono::Local::now();
-        Instant {
-            secs: now.timestamp(),
-            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
-        }
+        DefaultClock.now()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/io_uring.rs b/core/io/io_uring.rs
index d9f79b874..c681649eb 100644
--- a/core/io/io_uring.rs
+++ b/core/io/io_uring.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![allow(clippy::arc_with_non_send_sync)]
 
 use super::{common, Completion, CompletionInner, File, OpenFlags, IO};
-use crate::io::clock::{Clock, Instant};
+use crate::io::clock::{Clock, DefaultClock, Instant};
 use crate::storage::wal::CKPT_BATCH_PAGES;
 use crate::{turso_assert, CompletionError, LimboError, Result};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -697,11 +697,7 @@ impl IO for UringIO {
 
 impl Clock for UringIO {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant {
-        let now = chrono::Local::now();
-        Instant {
-            secs: now.timestamp(),
-            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
-        }
+        DefaultClock.now()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/memory.rs b/core/io/memory.rs
index fc0549ca7..31c78a4b1 100644
--- a/core/io/memory.rs
+++ b/core/io/memory.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{Buffer, Clock, Completion, File, OpenFlags, IO};
-use crate::Result;
+use crate::{io::clock::DefaultClock, Result};
 
 use crate::io::clock::Instant;
 use std::{
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ impl Default for MemoryIO {
 
 impl Clock for MemoryIO {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant {
-        let now = chrono::Local::now();
-        Instant {
-            secs: now.timestamp(),
-            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
-        }
+        DefaultClock.now()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/unix.rs b/core/io/unix.rs
index bb17765f2..f95c9b95d 100644
--- a/core/io/unix.rs
+++ b/core/io/unix.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Completion, File, OpenFlags, IO};
 use crate::error::LimboError;
-use crate::io::clock::{Clock, Instant};
+use crate::io::clock::{Clock, DefaultClock, Instant};
 use crate::io::common;
 use crate::Result;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ impl UnixIO {
 
 impl Clock for UnixIO {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant {
-        let now = chrono::Local::now();
-        Instant {
-            secs: now.timestamp(),
-            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
-        }
+        DefaultClock.now()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/vfs.rs b/core/io/vfs.rs
index 52722a82e..b2ce62424 100644
--- a/core/io/vfs.rs
+++ b/core/io/vfs.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Buffer, Completion, File, OpenFlags, IO};
 use crate::ext::VfsMod;
-use crate::io::clock::{Clock, Instant};
+use crate::io::clock::{Clock, DefaultClock, Instant};
 use crate::io::CompletionInner;
 use crate::{LimboError, Result};
 use std::ffi::{c_void, CString};
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ use turso_ext::{BufferRef, IOCallback, SendPtr, VfsFileImpl, VfsImpl};
 
 impl Clock for VfsMod {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant {
-        let now = chrono::Local::now();
-        Instant {
-            secs: now.timestamp(),
-            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
-        }
+        DefaultClock.now()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/windows.rs b/core/io/windows.rs
index a884cc922..3431e5454 100644
--- a/core/io/windows.rs
+++ b/core/io/windows.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::{Clock, Completion, File, Instant, LimboError, OpenFlags, Result, IO};
+use crate::{
+    io::clock::DefaultClock, Clock, Completion, File, Instant, LimboError, OpenFlags, Result, IO,
+};
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -44,11 +46,7 @@ impl IO for WindowsIO {
 
 impl Clock for WindowsIO {
     fn now(&self) -> Instant {
-        let now = chrono::Local::now();
-        Instant {
-            secs: now.timestamp(),
-            micros: now.timestamp_subsec_micros(),
-        }
+        DefaultClock.now()
     }
 }