diff --git a/Sources/Hummingbird/Storage/MemoryPersistDriver.swift b/Sources/Hummingbird/Storage/MemoryPersistDriver.swift
index af2222bb9..4f8200225 100644
--- a/Sources/Hummingbird/Storage/MemoryPersistDriver.swift
+++ b/Sources/Hummingbird/Storage/MemoryPersistDriver.swift
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import NIOCore
 
 /// In memory driver for persist system for storing persistent cross request key/value pairs
 public actor MemoryPersistDriver<C: Clock>: PersistDriver where C.Duration == Duration {
-    public init(_ clock: C = .suspending) {
+    public init(_ clock: C = .continuous) {
         self.values = [:]
         self.clock = clock
     }