--- a/tests/test-ssh
+++ b/tests/test-ssh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ echo "# creating 'remote'"
 hg init remote
 cd remote
 echo this > foo
-hg ci -A -m "init" -d "0 0" foo
+hg ci -A -m "init" -d "1000000 0" foo
 
 cd ..
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ hg pull -e ../dummyssh
 
 echo "# local change"
 echo bleah > foo
-hg ci -m "add" -d "0 0"
+hg ci -m "add" -d "1000000 0"
 
 echo "# updating rc"
 echo "default-push = ssh://user@dummy/remote" >> .hg/hgrc