diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
index 0c7bc5f415..713c73e574 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ python do_fetch() {
             if not os.path.exists(db_file):
                 bb.error("CVE database %s not present, database fetch/update skipped" % db_file)
             return
-        if time.time() - os.path.getmtime(db_file) < update_interval:
+        curr_time = time.time()
+        database_time = os.path.getmtime(db_file)
+        bb.note("Current time: %s; DB time: %s" % (time.ctime(curr_time), time.ctime(database_time)))
+        if curr_time < database_time:
+            bb.warn("Database time is in the future, force DB update")
+        elif curr_time - database_time < update_interval:
             bb.note("CVE database recently updated, skipping")
             return
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index f7a306c995..1411d16e20 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -71,10 +71,15 @@ python do_fetch() {
             if not os.path.exists(db_file):
                 bb.error("CVE database %s not present, database fetch/update skipped" % db_file)
             return
-        if time.time() - os.path.getmtime(db_file) < update_interval:
+        curr_time = time.time()
+        database_time = os.path.getmtime(db_file)
+        bb.note("Current time: %s; DB time: %s" % (time.ctime(curr_time), time.ctime(database_time)))
+        if curr_time < database_time:
+            bb.warn("Database time is in the future, force DB update")
+            database_time = 0
+        elif curr_time - database_time < update_interval:
             bb.note("CVE database recently updated, skipping")
             return
-        database_time = os.path.getmtime(db_file)
 
     except OSError:
         pass