diff --git a/storagenode/console/consoleapi/storagenode_test.go b/storagenode/console/consoleapi/storagenode_test.go
index 5e52d425f..07c7a1487 100644
--- a/storagenode/console/consoleapi/storagenode_test.go
+++ b/storagenode/console/consoleapi/storagenode_test.go
@@ -69,11 +69,9 @@ func TestStorageNodeApi(t *testing.T) {
 			reputationdb := sno.DB.Reputation()
 			baseURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/api/sno", console.Listener.Addr())
 
-			// pause nodestats reputation cache because later tests assert a specific joinedat.
+			// pause node stats reputation cache because later tests assert a specific join date.
 			sno.NodeStats.Cache.Reputation.Pause()
-
-			now := time.Now().UTC()
-			startingPoint := now.Add(-2 * time.Hour)
+			startingPoint := time.Now().UTC().Add(-2 * time.Hour)
 
 			for _, action := range actions {
 				err := bandwidthdb.Add(ctx, satellite.ID(), action, 2300000000000, startingPoint)
@@ -108,6 +106,10 @@ func TestStorageNodeApi(t *testing.T) {
 				// should return estimated payout for both satellites in current month and empty for previous
 				req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("%s/estimated-payout", baseURL), nil)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				// setting now here to cache closest to api all timestamp, so service call
+				// would not have difference in passed "now" that can distort result
+				now := time.Now()
 				res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				require.NotNil(t, res)
@@ -119,19 +121,19 @@ func TestStorageNodeApi(t *testing.T) {
 				}()
 				body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.NotNil(t, body)
 
 				bodyPayout := &estimatedpayouts.EstimatedPayout{}
 				require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(body, bodyPayout))
 
 				estimation, err := sno.Console.Service.GetAllSatellitesEstimatedPayout(ctx, now)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
+
 				expectedPayout := &estimatedpayouts.EstimatedPayout{
 					CurrentMonth:             estimation.CurrentMonth,
 					PreviousMonth:            estimation.PreviousMonth,
 					CurrentMonthExpectations: estimation.CurrentMonthExpectations,
 				}
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-
 				require.EqualValues(t, expectedPayout, bodyPayout)
 			})
 		},