diff --git a/src/components/app/app.ts b/src/components/app/app.ts
index 4ce583d191..7ca988bbbc 100644
--- a/src/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/src/components/app/app.ts
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ export class App {
   /**
    * @private
    */
-  setScrolling(timeStamp: number) {
-    this._scrollTime = timeStamp + ACTIVE_SCROLLING_TIME;
+  setScrolling() {
+    this._scrollTime = Date.now() + ACTIVE_SCROLLING_TIME;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/components/content/content.ts b/src/components/content/content.ts
index 94173f90bd..437ae7604b 100644
--- a/src/components/content/content.ts
+++ b/src/components/content/content.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export class Content extends Ion implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     // subscribe to every scroll move
     this._scroll.scroll.subscribe(ev => {
       // remind the app that it's currently scrolling
-      this._app.setScrolling(ev.timeStamp);
+      this._app.setScrolling();
 
       // emit to all of our other friends things be scrolling
       this.ionScroll.emit(ev);