diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/test/DatabaseManagerTest.cpp b/services/tunnelbroker/test/DatabaseManagerTest.cpp
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/test/DatabaseManagerTest.cpp
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/test/DatabaseManagerTest.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       "6d37StvXBzfJoZVU79UeOF2bFvb3DNoArEOe",
       "7s6ZUSDoFfZe3eJWQ15ngYhgMw1TsfbECnMVQTYvY6OyqWPBQi5wiftFcluoxor8",
       static_cast<uint64_t>(std::time(0)) + 600);
+  const size_t currentTimestamp = static_cast<size_t>(std::time(0));
   EXPECT_EQ(
       database::DatabaseManager::getInstance().isTableAvailable(
           item.getTableName()),
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(item.getPayload(), foundItem->getPayload());
   EXPECT_EQ(item.getBlobHashes(), foundItem->getBlobHashes());
   EXPECT_EQ(item.getExpire(), foundItem->getExpire());
+  EXPECT_EQ(
+    foundItem->getCreatedAt() >= currentTimestamp &&
+    foundItem->getCreatedAt() <= static_cast<size_t>(std::time(0), 
+  true);
   database::DatabaseManager::getInstance().removeMessageItem(
       item.getMessageID());
 }