diff --git a/lib/resque/worker.rb b/lib/resque/worker.rb
index c28d0355f..e8d811afb 100644
--- a/lib/resque/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/resque/worker.rb
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def log(message)
       if verbose
         puts "*** #{message}"
       elsif very_verbose
-        time = Time.now.strftime('%I:%M:%S %Y-%m-%d')
+        time = Time.now.strftime('%H:%M:%S %Y-%m-%d')
         puts "** [#{time}] #$$: #{message}"
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 34d5770c4..9d0acafe0 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -130,3 +130,16 @@ def with_failure_backend(failure_backend, &block)
 ensure
   Resque::Failure.backend = previous_backend
 end
+
+class Time
+  # Thanks, Timecop
+  class << self
+    alias_method :now_without_mock_time, :now
+
+    def now_with_mock_time
+      $fake_time || now_without_mock_time
+    end
+
+    alias_method :now, :now_with_mock_time
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/worker_test.rb b/test/worker_test.rb
index 52fbfb5eb..e62de3337 100644
--- a/test/worker_test.rb
+++ b/test/worker_test.rb
@@ -301,6 +301,19 @@
     assert $BEFORE_FORK_CALLED
   end
 
+  test "very verbose works in the afternoon" do
+    require 'time'
+    $last_puts = ""
+    $fake_time = Time.parse("15:44:33 2011-03-02")
+    singleton = class << @worker; self end
+    singleton.send :define_method, :puts, lambda { |thing| $last_puts = thing }
+
+    @worker.very_verbose = true
+    @worker.log("some log text")
+
+    assert_match /\*\* \[15:44:33 2011-03-02\] \d+: some log text/, $last_puts
+  end
+
   test "Will call an after_fork hook after forking" do
     Resque.redis.flushall
     $AFTER_FORK_CALLED = false