diff --git a/rs/nns/integration_tests/src/upgrade_canisters_with_golden_nns_state.rs b/rs/nns/integration_tests/src/upgrade_canisters_with_golden_nns_state.rs
index 4ae53ac9f688..4537f91be776 100644
--- a/rs/nns/integration_tests/src/upgrade_canisters_with_golden_nns_state.rs
+++ b/rs/nns/integration_tests/src/upgrade_canisters_with_golden_nns_state.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use cycles_minting_canister::CyclesCanisterInitPayload;
 use ic_base_types::{CanisterId, PrincipalId};
 use ic_crypto_sha2::Sha256;
 use ic_nervous_system_clients::canister_status::CanisterStatusType;
-use ic_nervous_system_common::ONE_MONTH_SECONDS;
 use ic_nns_common::pb::v1::NeuronId;
 use ic_nns_constants::{
     CYCLES_LEDGER_CANISTER_ID, CYCLES_MINTING_CANISTER_ID, GENESIS_TOKEN_CANISTER_ID,
@@ -403,6 +402,7 @@ fn check_canisters_are_all_protocol_canisters(state_machine: &StateMachine) {
 
 mod sanity_check {
     use super::*;
+    use ic_nns_governance::governance::NODE_PROVIDER_REWARD_PERIOD_SECONDS;
 
     /// Metrics fetched from canisters either before or after testing.
     pub struct Metrics {
@@ -428,14 +428,24 @@ mod sanity_check {
         state_machine: &StateMachine,
         before: Metrics,
     ) {
-        advance_time(state_machine);
+        advance_time(
+            state_machine,
+            before
+                .governance_most_recent_monthly_node_provider_rewards
+                .timestamp,
+        );
         let after = fetch_metrics(state_machine);
         MetricsBeforeAndAfter { before, after }.check_all();
     }
 
-    fn advance_time(state_machine: &StateMachine) {
-        // This duration is picked so that node rewards will definitely be distributed.
-        state_machine.advance_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(ONE_MONTH_SECONDS));
+    fn advance_time(state_machine: &StateMachine, before_timestamp: u64) {
+        // Advance time in the state machine to just before the next rewards distribution time.
+        state_machine.advance_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(
+            before_timestamp + NODE_PROVIDER_REWARD_PERIOD_SECONDS
+                - state_machine.get_time().as_secs_since_unix_epoch()
+                - 1,
+        ));
+
         for _ in 0..100 {
             state_machine.advance_time(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
             state_machine.tick();