diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ConnectionThrottle.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ConnectionThrottle.java
index f1716a1f..0e40fcad 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ConnectionThrottle.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/ConnectionThrottle.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.google.common.base.Ticker;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
 import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
@@ -13,8 +15,15 @@ public class ConnectionThrottle
     private final int throttleLimit;
 
     public ConnectionThrottle(int throttleTime, int throttleLimit)
+    {
+        this(Ticker.systemTicker(), throttleTime, throttleLimit);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    ConnectionThrottle(Ticker ticker, int throttleTime, int throttleLimit)
     {
         this.throttle = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
+                .ticker(ticker)
                 .concurrencyLevel( Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() )
                 .initialCapacity( 100 )
                 .expireAfterWrite( throttleTime, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS )
diff --git a/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/ThrottleTest.java b/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/ThrottleTest.java
index 881aa06a..f4c11675 100644
--- a/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/ThrottleTest.java
+++ b/proxy/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/ThrottleTest.java
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
 package net.md_5.bungee;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Ticker;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class ThrottleTest
 {
 
+    private class FixedTicker extends Ticker
+    {
+
+        private long value;
+
+        @Override
+        public long read()
+        {
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testThrottle() throws InterruptedException, UnknownHostException
     {
-        ConnectionThrottle throttle = new ConnectionThrottle( 10, 3 );
+        FixedTicker ticker = new FixedTicker();
+        ConnectionThrottle throttle = new ConnectionThrottle( ticker, 10, 3 );
         InetAddress address;
 
         try
@@ -33,7 +48,7 @@ public class ThrottleTest
         Assert.assertTrue( "Address should be throttled", throttle.throttle( address ) ); // 4
 
         // Now test expiration
-        Thread.sleep( 50 );
+        ticker.value += TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos( 50 );
         Assert.assertFalse( "Address should not be throttled", throttle.throttle( address ) );
     }
 }