diff --git a/src/apis/computer.lua b/src/apis/computer.lua
index 27b2d64..9a58266 100644
--- a/src/apis/computer.lua
+++ b/src/apis/computer.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 local env = ...
 
 local sok,socket = pcall(require,"socket")
-local gettime
 if sok then
 	gettime = socket.gettime
 else
 	gettime = os.time
 end
+timeoffset = 0
 
 local tmpaddr = "tmp-address"
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env.computer = {}
 function env.computer.realTime()
 	--TODO
 	--cprint("computer.realTime") -- Spammy
-	return gettime()
+	return gettime()-timeoffset
 end
 function env.computer.uptime()
 	--TODO
diff --git a/src/component/internet.lua b/src/component/internet.lua
index 77ab19e..b60a7b7 100644
--- a/src/component/internet.lua
+++ b/src/component/internet.lua
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ function obj.request(url, postData) -- Starts an HTTP request. If this returns t
 	end
 	-- TODO: This works ... but is slow.
 	-- TODO: Infact so slow, it can trigger the machine's sethook, so we have to work around that.
-	local hookf,hookm,hookc = debug.gethook()
-	local co = coroutine.running()
-	debug.sethook(co)
+	local starttime = gettime()
 	local page, err, headers, status = http.request(url, postData)
-	debug.sethook(co,hookf,hookm,hookc)
+	local offset = gettime() - starttime
+	timeoffset = timeoffset + offset
+	cprint("(request.hack) Going back in time: " .. offset .. "s")
 	if not page then
 		cprint("(request) request failed",err)
 	end
diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index ad3a4e9..340c33a 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ boot_machine()
 
 local resume_thread
 function resume_thread(...)
+	timeoffset = 0
 	if coroutine.status(machine.thread) ~= "dead" then
 		cprint("resume",...)
 		local results = { coroutine.resume(machine.thread, ...) }