diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/touch_later_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/touch_later_test.rb
index 07dbb4b8f89e6bab8e495847a18902a414f8428d..b47769eed7de63eca9155d141d2a7f98bdc53a18 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/touch_later_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/touch_later_test.rb
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ def test_touching_three_deep
     previous_parent_updated_at      = nodes(:parent_a).updated_at
     previous_child_updated_at       = nodes(:child_one_of_a).updated_at
 
-    travel 5.seconds
-
-    Node.create! parent: nodes(:child_one_of_a), tree: trees(:root)
+    travel 5.seconds do
+      Node.create! parent: nodes(:child_one_of_a), tree: trees(:root)
+    end
 
     assert_not_equal nodes(:child_one_of_a).reload.updated_at, previous_child_updated_at
     assert_not_equal nodes(:parent_a).reload.updated_at, previous_parent_updated_at