diff --git a/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/check_time.go b/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/check_time.go
index d604521656c..e78f8aee858 100644
--- a/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/check_time.go
+++ b/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/check_time.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func checkTime(
 			timestamp = int(cs)
 		}
 	}
-	if timestamp > seconds {
+	if timestamp < seconds {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: got ts: %d, need: %d", errTimestampTooOld, timestamp, seconds)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/health_test.go b/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/health_test.go
index a843923edfe..f46146a4feb 100644
--- a/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/health_test.go
+++ b/cmd/rpcdaemon/health/health_test.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func TestProcessHealthcheckIfNeeded_HeadersTests(t *testing.T) {
 			netApiResponse: hexutil.Uint(1),
 			netApiError:    nil,
 			ethApiBlockResult: map[string]interface{}{
-				"timestamp": time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second).Unix(),
+				"timestamp": uint64(time.Now().Add(-10 * time.Second).Unix()),
 			},
 			ethApiBlockError:    nil,
 			ethApiSyncingResult: false,
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestProcessHealthcheckIfNeeded_HeadersTests(t *testing.T) {
 			netApiResponse: hexutil.Uint(1),
 			netApiError:    nil,
 			ethApiBlockResult: map[string]interface{}{
-				"timestamp": uint64(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour).Unix()),
+				"timestamp": uint64(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix()),
 			},
 			ethApiBlockError:    nil,
 			ethApiSyncingResult: false,
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func TestProcessHealthcheckIfNeeded_HeadersTests(t *testing.T) {
 			netApiResponse: hexutil.Uint(10),
 			netApiError:    nil,
 			ethApiBlockResult: map[string]interface{}{
-				"timestamp": time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second).Unix(),
+				"timestamp": uint64(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second).Unix()),
 			},
 			ethApiBlockError:    nil,
 			ethApiSyncingResult: false,