diff --git a/components/brain/left-sidebar/waves/BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTime.tsx b/components/brain/left-sidebar/waves/BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTime.tsx
index 8e2d490acf..ceb9df3d8b 100644
--- a/components/brain/left-sidebar/waves/BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTime.tsx
+++ b/components/brain/left-sidebar/waves/BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTime.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { getTimeAgoShort } from "@/helpers/Helpers";
 
 interface BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTimeProps {
@@ -10,19 +10,28 @@ interface BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTimeProps {
 const BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTime: React.FC<
   BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTimeProps
 > = ({ time }) => {
-  const [_, setTick] = useState(0);
+  const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now());
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
-      setTick((prev) => prev + 1);
-    }, 60000); // Update every minute (60000ms)
+    const intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
+      setNow(Date.now());
+    }, 60000);
 
     return () => {
-      clearInterval(intervalId);
+      window.clearInterval(intervalId);
     };
   }, []);
 
-  return <span className="tw-text-iron-300">{getTimeAgoShort(time)}</span>;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setNow((previousNow) => {
+      const currentNow = Date.now();
+      return previousNow === currentNow ? previousNow : currentNow;
+    });
+  }, [time]);
+
+  const label = getTimeAgoShort(time, now);
+
+  return <span className="tw-text-iron-300">{label}</span>;
 };
 
 export default BrainLeftSidebarWaveDropTime;
diff --git a/helpers/Helpers.ts b/helpers/Helpers.ts
index 3d3912744b..11ec92ca15 100644
--- a/helpers/Helpers.ts
+++ b/helpers/Helpers.ts
@@ -560,9 +560,11 @@ export const getTimeAgo = (milliseconds: number): string => {
   }
 };
 
-export const getTimeAgoShort = (milliseconds: number): string => {
-  const currentTime = new Date().getTime();
-  const timeDifference = currentTime - milliseconds;
+export const getTimeAgoShort = (
+  milliseconds: number,
+  referenceTime: number = Date.now()
+): string => {
+  const timeDifference = referenceTime - milliseconds;
 
   const seconds = Math.floor(timeDifference / 1000);
   const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);