diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index a741a669b06..470c91498d0 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1052,7 +1052,9 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction(const ArgsManager& args)
     if (!g_wallet_init_interface.ParameterInteraction()) return false;
 
     // Option to startup with mocktime set (used for regression testing):
-    SetMockTime(args.GetIntArg("-mocktime", 0)); // SetMockTime(0) is a no-op
+    if (const auto mocktime{args.GetIntArg("-mocktime")}) {
+        SetMockTime(std::chrono::seconds{*mocktime});
+    }
 
     if (args.GetBoolArg("-peerbloomfilters", DEFAULT_PEERBLOOMFILTERS))
         g_local_services = ServiceFlags(g_local_services | NODE_BLOOM);
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/fuzz.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
index 96ff3b55fac..d4d82a623b4 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ const std::function<std::string()> G_TEST_GET_FULL_NAME{[]{
 
 static void initialize()
 {
+    CheckGlobals check{};
     // By default, make the RNG deterministic with a fixed seed. This will affect all
     // randomness during the fuzz test, except:
     // - GetStrongRandBytes(), which is used for the creation of private key material.
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/package_eval.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/package_eval.cpp
index ff20f12fc73..f263ffb6031 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/package_eval.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/package_eval.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void initialize_tx_pool()
 {
     static const auto testing_setup = MakeNoLogFileContext<const TestingSetup>();
     g_setup = testing_setup.get();
+    SetMockTime(WITH_LOCK(g_setup->m_node.chainman->GetMutex(), return g_setup->m_node.chainman->ActiveTip()->Time()));
 
     BlockAssembler::Options options;
     options.coinbase_output_script = P2WSH_EMPTY;
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
index 4bd38a1ac68..ac521370e8e 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void initialize_process_message()
             /*chain_type=*/ChainType::REGTEST,
             {.extra_args = {"-txreconciliation"}});
     g_setup = testing_setup.get();
+    SetMockTime(WITH_LOCK(g_setup->m_node.chainman->GetMutex(), return g_setup->m_node.chainman->ActiveTip()->Time()));
     for (int i = 0; i < 2 * COINBASE_MATURITY; i++) {
         MineBlock(g_setup->m_node, {});
     }
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
index 0688868c02b..f172b1ad6e1 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void initialize_process_messages()
             /*chain_type=*/ChainType::REGTEST,
             {.extra_args = {"-txreconciliation"}});
     g_setup = testing_setup.get();
+    SetMockTime(WITH_LOCK(g_setup->m_node.chainman->GetMutex(), return g_setup->m_node.chainman->ActiveTip()->Time()));
     for (int i = 0; i < 2 * COINBASE_MATURITY; i++) {
         MineBlock(g_setup->m_node, {});
     }
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp
index a697ee9d838..025e6d51ef6 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void initialize_tx_pool()
 {
     static const auto testing_setup = MakeNoLogFileContext<const TestingSetup>();
     g_setup = testing_setup.get();
+    SetMockTime(WITH_LOCK(g_setup->m_node.chainman->GetMutex(), return g_setup->m_node.chainman->ActiveTip()->Time()));
 
     BlockAssembler::Options options;
     options.coinbase_output_script = P2WSH_OP_TRUE;
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/utxo_snapshot.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/utxo_snapshot.cpp
index 0916c6258c7..56d3615570f 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/utxo_snapshot.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/utxo_snapshot.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void initialize_chain()
     const auto params{CreateChainParams(ArgsManager{}, ChainType::REGTEST)};
     static const auto chain{CreateBlockChain(2 * COINBASE_MATURITY, *params)};
     g_chain = &chain;
+    SetMockTime(chain.back()->Time());
 
     // Make sure we can generate a valid snapshot.
     sanity_check_snapshot();
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/utxo_total_supply.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/utxo_total_supply.cpp
index 9be85df99fa..d9382ca8317 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/utxo_total_supply.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/utxo_total_supply.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(utxo_total_supply)
 {
     SeedRandomStateForTest(SeedRand::ZEROS);
     FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
-    const auto mock_time{ConsumeTime(fuzzed_data_provider, /*min=*/1296688602)}; // regtest genesis block timestamp
+    SetMockTime(ConsumeTime(fuzzed_data_provider, /*min=*/1296688602)); // regtest genesis block timestamp
     /** The testing setup that creates a chainman only (no chainstate) */
     ChainTestingSetup test_setup{
         ChainType::REGTEST,
         {
             .extra_args = {
                 "-testactivationheight=bip34@2",
-                strprintf("-mocktime=%d", mock_time).c_str()
             },
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/util/time.cpp b/src/util/time.cpp
index 62d2c98debd..68af84a8fcc 100644
--- a/src/util/time.cpp
+++ b/src/util/time.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ NodeClock::time_point NodeClock::now() noexcept
 };
 
 void SetMockTime(int64_t nMockTimeIn) { SetMockTime(std::chrono::seconds{nMockTimeIn}); }
+void SetMockTime(std::chrono::time_point<NodeClock, std::chrono::seconds> mock) { SetMockTime(mock.time_since_epoch()); }
 void SetMockTime(std::chrono::seconds mock_time_in)
 {
     Assert(mock_time_in >= 0s);
diff --git a/src/util/time.h b/src/util/time.h
index 6bfa469a52a..655db4475a5 100644
--- a/src/util/time.h
+++ b/src/util/time.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ void SetMockTime(int64_t nMockTimeIn);
 
 /** For testing. Set e.g. with the setmocktime rpc, or -mocktime argument */
 void SetMockTime(std::chrono::seconds mock_time_in);
+void SetMockTime(std::chrono::time_point<NodeClock, std::chrono::seconds> mock);
 
 /** For testing */
 std::chrono::seconds GetMockTime();