diff --git a/tests/create_write_query b/tests/create_write_query
index 95896522e5..572a418a24 100755
--- a/tests/create_write_query
+++ b/tests/create_write_query
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo "creating retention policy"
 curl -G http://localhost:8086/query --data-urlencode "q=CREATE RETENTION POLICY bar ON foo DURATION 1h REPLICATION 1 DEFAULT"
 
 echo "inserting data"
-curl -d '{"database" : "foo", "retentionPolicy" : "bar", "points": [{"name": "cpu", "tags": {"host": "server01"},"timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z","values": {"value": 100}}]}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8086/write
+curl -d '{"database" : "foo", "retentionPolicy" : "bar", "points": [{"name": "cpu", "tags": {"host": "server01"},"timestamp": "2015-01-26T22:01:11.703Z","values": {"value": 100}}]}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8086/write
 
 echo "querying data"
 curl -G http://localhost:8086/query --data-urlencode "db=foo&q=SELECT COUNT(value) FROM cpu WHERE time > now() - 1h"