diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/handlers/system_channel_postgres_tests.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/handlers/system_channel_postgres_tests.rs
index 530f6db3bb..d04f0a337d 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/handlers/system_channel_postgres_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/handlers/system_channel_postgres_tests.rs
@@ -1550,6 +1550,7 @@ async fn fan_out_from_another_pod(f: &Fixture, channel: Uuid, name: &str) -> Str
             community_id: f.tenant.community(),
             topic: buzz_pubsub::EventTopic::Channel(channel),
             event,
+            received_at: tokio::time::Instant::now(),
         },
     )
     .await;