diff --git a/kong/plugins/aws-lambda/v4.lua b/kong/plugins/aws-lambda/v4.lua
index d843808d3ad..0c455527840 100644
--- a/kong/plugins/aws-lambda/v4.lua
+++ b/kong/plugins/aws-lambda/v4.lua
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ local function prepare_awsv4_request(tbl)
       return nil, "either 'signing_key' or 'secret_key' must be provided"
     end
   end
-  local timestamp = tbl.timestamp or os.time()
   local tls = tbl.tls
   if tls == nil then tls = true end
   local port = tbl.port or (tls and 443 or 80)
+  local timestamp = tbl.timestamp or ngx.time()
   local req_date = os.date("!%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ", timestamp)
   local date = os.date("!%Y%m%d", timestamp)
 
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@ local function prepare_awsv4_request(tbl)
   }
 end
 
-return prepare_awsv4_request
\ No newline at end of file
+return prepare_awsv4_request