diff --git a/apps/transport/lib/transport_web/plugs/worker_healthcheck.ex b/apps/transport/lib/transport_web/plugs/worker_healthcheck.ex
index 10ea528f77..aec1a65be8 100644
--- a/apps/transport/lib/transport_web/plugs/worker_healthcheck.ex
+++ b/apps/transport/lib/transport_web/plugs/worker_healthcheck.ex
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ defmodule TransportWeb.Plugs.WorkerHealthcheck do
   def app_started_recently? do
     start_datetime = app_start_datetime()
     {delay, unit} = @app_start_waiting_delay
-    DateTime.before?(start_datetime, DateTime.add(start_datetime, delay, unit))
+    DateTime.before?(DateTime.utc_now(), DateTime.add(start_datetime, delay, unit))
   end
 
   def app_start_datetime do