diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/query/count_spread.sim b/tests/script/tsim/query/count_spread.sim
index c03783b7fe..082b32d1fb 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/query/count_spread.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/query/count_spread.sim
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@ system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 sql connect
 
-sql create database test;
+sql create database test KEEP 36500;
 sql use test;
 sql create table st(ts timestamp, f int) tags(t int);
-sql insert into ct1 using st tags(1) values(now, 0)(now+1s, 1)(now+2s, 10)(now+3s, 11)
-sql insert into ct2 using st tags(2) values(now+2s, 2)(now+3s, 3)
-sql insert into ct3 using st tags(3) values(now+4s, 4)(now+5s, 5)
-sql insert into ct4 using st tags(4) values(now+6s, 6)(now+7s, 7)
 
-sql select count(*), spread(ts) from st where tbname='ct1' 
+$ms = 1712135244502
+$ms1 = $ms + 1000
+$ms2 = $ms + 2000
+$ms3 = $ms + 3000
+$ms4 = $ms + 4000
+$ms5 = $ms + 5000
+$ms6 = $ms + 6000
+$ms7 = $ms + 7000
+sql insert into ct1 using st tags(1) values($ms , 0)($ms1 , 1)($ms2 , 10)($ms3 , 11)
+sql insert into ct2 using st tags(2) values($ms2 , 2)($ms3 , 3)
+sql insert into ct3 using st tags(3) values($ms4 , 4)($ms5 , 5)
+sql insert into ct4 using st tags(4) values($ms6 , 6)($ms7 , 7)
+
+sql select count(*), spread(ts) from st where tbname='ct1'
 print $data00, $data01
 if $data00 != @4@ then
   return -1