diff --git a/tests/test_excutils.py b/tests/test_excutils.py
index b38e7ea..2ccac55 100644
--- a/tests/test_excutils.py
+++ b/tests/test_excutils.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class ForeverRetryUncaughtExceptionsTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
     def exc_retrier_common_start(self):
         self.stubs.Set(time, 'sleep', self.my_time_sleep)
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(logging, 'exception')
-        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(time, 'time')
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(time, 'time',
+                                 use_mock_anything=True)
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self, 'exception_to_raise')
 
     def exc_retrier_sequence(self, exc_id=None, timestamp=None,