diff --git a/src/clock.hpp b/src/clock.hpp
index a92f7fc6..75fbc996 100644
--- a/src/clock.hpp
+++ b/src/clock.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace NUClear {
 #ifdef NUCLEAR_CLOCK_TYPE
 using base_clock = NUCLEAR_CLOCK_TYPE;
 #else
-using base_clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
+using base_clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
 #endif  // NUCLEAR_CLOCK_TYPE
 
 /**