diff --git a/owlps-positioner/src/input.cc b/owlps-positioner/src/input.cc
index b7967af..dc0e486 100644
--- a/owlps-positioner/src/input.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioner/src/input.cc
@@ -125,12 +125,7 @@ const Request& Input::get_next_request() const
       log_current_request() ;
 
       if (Configuration::is_configured("replay"))
-        {
-          Timestamp::update_current_time(request.get_time_sent()) ;
-          if (Configuration::is_configured("verbose"))
-            cerr << "Current time set to "
-                 << Timestamp::get_current_time() << ".\n" ;
-        }
+        Timestamp::update_current_time(request.get_time_sent()) ;
 
       // If the request is a calibration request, add it to the Stock
       // (if allowed, and if it is not empty)
diff --git a/owlps-positioner/src/timestamp.cc b/owlps-positioner/src/timestamp.cc
index 73bf1c0..61b968f 100644
--- a/owlps-positioner/src/timestamp.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioner/src/timestamp.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #include "configuration.hh"
 
 #include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
 
+using namespace std ;
 
 
 Timestamp Timestamp::current_time ;
@@ -110,7 +112,14 @@ void Timestamp::update_current_time(const Timestamp &source)
 
   // According to human perception, time generally goes only forward:
   if (current_time < source)
-    current_time = source ;
+    {
+      current_time = source ;
+      if (Configuration::is_configured("verbose"))
+        cerr << "Current time set to " << current_time << ".\n" ;
+    }
+  else if (Configuration::is_configured("verbose"))
+    cerr << "Current time left unchanged to " << current_time
+         << " (time proposed: " << source << ").\n" ;
 }