diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditor.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditor.java
index ddd1bfaf..8f8e81fb 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditor.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditor.java
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ public class SecretKeyRingEditor implements SecretKeyRingEditorInterface {
         this.referenceTime = referenceTime;
     }
 
+    @Nonnull
+    @Override
+    public Date getReferenceTime() {
+        return referenceTime;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public SecretKeyRingEditorInterface addUserId(
             @Nonnull CharSequence userId,
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditorInterface.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditorInterface.java
index 1735d369..dd7ed499 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditorInterface.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/secretkeyring/SecretKeyRingEditorInterface.java
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ import org.pgpainless.util.selection.userid.SelectUserId;
 
 public interface SecretKeyRingEditorInterface {
 
+    /**
+     * Return the editors reference time.
+     *
+     * @return reference time
+     */
+    @Nonnull
+    Date getReferenceTime();
+
     /**
      * Add a user-id to the key ring.
      *
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RefuseToAddWeakSubkeyTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RefuseToAddWeakSubkeyTest.java
index 73c5953c..e129e4be 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RefuseToAddWeakSubkeyTest.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RefuseToAddWeakSubkeyTest.java
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ public class RefuseToAddWeakSubkeyTest {
         PGPainless.getPolicy().setPublicKeyAlgorithmPolicy(new Policy.PublicKeyAlgorithmPolicy(minimalBitStrengths));
 
         SecretKeyRingEditorInterface editor = PGPainless.modifyKeyRing(secretKeys);
-        KeySpec spec = KeySpec.getBuilder(KeyType.RSA(RsaLength._1024), KeyFlag.ENCRYPT_COMMS).build();
+        KeySpec spec = KeySpec.getBuilder(KeyType.RSA(RsaLength._1024), KeyFlag.ENCRYPT_COMMS)
+                .setKeyCreationDate(editor.getReferenceTime()) // The key gets created after we instantiate the editor.
+                .build();
 
         secretKeys = editor.addSubKey(spec, Passphrase.emptyPassphrase(), SecretKeyRingProtector.unprotectedKeys())
                 .done();