diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index abd3cc5c6..d05ce56f7 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -4730,7 +4730,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::headerdef::HeaderDef;
     use crate::message::delete_msgs;
     use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
-    use crate::test_utils::{sync, TestContext, TestContextManager};
+    use crate::test_utils::{sync, TestContext, TestContextManager, TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote};
     use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
     use tokio::fs;
 
@@ -5274,6 +5274,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
     async fn test_modify_chat_disordered() -> Result<()> {
+        let _n = TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote;
+
         // Alice creates a group with Bob, Claire and Daisy and then removes Claire and Daisy
         // (sleep() is needed as otherwise smeared time from Alice looks to Bob like messages from the future which are all set to "now" then)
         let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index bf5c71746..6ce4ecfa9 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::chat::{get_chat_contacts, send_text_msg, Chat};
     use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
     use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
-    use crate::test_utils::{self, TestContext, TestContextManager};
+    use crate::test_utils::{self, TestContext, TestContextManager, TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_contact_id_values() {
@@ -2915,6 +2915,8 @@ Hi."#;
 
     #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
     async fn test_was_seen_recently() -> Result<()> {
+        let _n = TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote;
+
         let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
         let alice = tcm.alice().await;
         let bob = tcm.bob().await;
@@ -2930,18 +2932,7 @@ Hi."#;
         bob.recv_msg(&sent_msg).await;
         let contact = Contact::get_by_id(&bob, *contacts.first().unwrap()).await?;
 
-        let green = nu_ansi_term::Color::Green.normal();
-        assert!(
-            contact.was_seen_recently(),
-            "{}",
-            green.paint(
-                "\nNOTE: This test failure is probably a false-positive, caused by tests running in parallel.
-The issue is that `SystemTime::shift()` (a utility function for tests) changes the time for all threads doing tests, and not only for the running test.
-Until the false-positive is fixed:
-- Use `cargo test -- --test-threads 1` instead of `cargo test`
-- Or use `cargo nextest run` (install with `cargo install cargo-nextest --locked`)\n"
-            )
-        );
+        assert!(contact.was_seen_recently());
 
         let self_contact = Contact::get_by_id(&bob, ContactId::SELF).await?;
         assert!(!self_contact.was_seen_recently());
diff --git a/src/securejoin.rs b/src/securejoin.rs
index f9ebd00d9..5779178f2 100644
--- a/src/securejoin.rs
+++ b/src/securejoin.rs
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::imex::{imex, ImexMode};
     use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
     use crate::stock_str::{self, chat_protection_enabled};
-    use crate::test_utils::get_chat_msg;
+    use crate::test_utils::{get_chat_msg, TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote};
     use crate::test_utils::{TestContext, TestContextManager};
     use crate::tools::SystemTime;
     use std::collections::HashSet;
@@ -798,6 +798,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     async fn test_setup_contact_ex(case: SetupContactCase) {
+        let _n = TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote;
+
         let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
         let alice = tcm.alice().await;
         let alice_addr = &alice.get_config(Config::Addr).await.unwrap().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/test_utils.rs b/src/test_utils.rs
index 0eddb7620..e680d2025 100644
--- a/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -1351,6 +1351,24 @@ async fn write_msg(context: &Context, prefix: &str, msg: &Message, buf: &mut Str
     .unwrap();
 }
 
+/// When dropped after a test failure,
+/// prints a note about a possible false-possible caused by SystemTime::shift().
+pub(crate) struct TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote;
+impl Drop for TimeShiftFalsePositiveNote {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if std::thread::panicking() {
+            let green = nu_ansi_term::Color::Green.normal();
+            println!("{}", green.paint(
+            "\nNOTE: This test failure may be a false-positive, caused by tests running in parallel.
+The issue is that `SystemTime::shift()` (a utility function for tests) changes the time for all threads doing tests, and not only for the running test.
+Until the false-positive is fixed:
+- Use `cargo test -- --test-threads 1` instead of `cargo test`
+- Or use `cargo nextest run` (install with `cargo install cargo-nextest --locked`)\n")
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;