diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c
index bbac1891..956910d0 100644
--- a/src/test.c
+++ b/src/test.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
    printf("rules check: %s\n", rule);
 
    retention_seconds = query_retain_period(&data, &state, st.st_size, sdata.spam_message, &cfg);
-   sdata.retained = sdata.now + retention_seconds;
+   sdata.retained = sdata.sent + retention_seconds;
 
    printf("folder: %d\n", get_folder_id_by_rule(&data, &state, st.st_size, sdata.spam_message, &cfg));