diff --git a/test/cppsuite/test_harness/timestamp_manager.h b/test/cppsuite/test_harness/timestamp_manager.h
index 24f0e3e41..a000a5e0d 100644
--- a/test/cppsuite/test_harness/timestamp_manager.h
+++ b/test/cppsuite/test_harness/timestamp_manager.h
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ class timestamp_manager : public component {
         _oldest_lag = _config->get_int(OLDEST_LAG);
         testutil_assert(_oldest_lag >= 0);
+        _oldest_lag = _oldest_lag << 32;
         _stable_lag = _config->get_int(STABLE_LAG);
         testutil_assert(_stable_lag >= 0);
+        _stable_lag = _stable_lag << 32;
     }
     void
@@ -65,11 +67,12 @@ class timestamp_manager : public component {
         wt_timestamp_t latest_ts_s;
         /* Timestamps are checked periodically. */
-        latest_ts_s = (get_next_ts() >> 32);
+        latest_ts_s = (get_time_now_s());
         /*
          * Keep a time window between the latest and stable ts less than the max defined in the
          * configuration.
          */
+        std::cout << std::hex << latest_ts_s << " " << _stable_ts << std::endl;
         testutil_assert(latest_ts_s >= _stable_ts);
         if ((latest_ts_s - _stable_ts) > _stable_lag) {
             debug_print("Timestamp_manager: Stable timestamp expired.", DEBUG_INFO);
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ class timestamp_manager : public component {
         uint64_t current_time = get_time_now_s();
         _increment_ts.fetch_add(1);
-        current_time = (current_time << 32) | (_increment_ts & 0x00000000FFFFFFFF);
+        current_time = (current_time) | (_increment_ts & 0x00000000FFFFFFFF);
         _latest_ts = current_time;
         return (_latest_ts);
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ class timestamp_manager : public component {
     {
         auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch();
         uint64_t current_time_s =
-          static_cast<uint64_t>(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(now).count());
+          static_cast<uint64_t>(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(now).count()) << 32;
         return (current_time_s);
     }