diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentMonitor.java b/server/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentMonitor.java
index 79c716f8e55..4e522a82e70 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentMonitor.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/agent/manager/AgentMonitor.java
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ public class AgentMonitor extends Thread implements Listener {
             }
         }
 
+        if (agentsBehind.size() > 0) {
+            s_logger.info("Found the following agents behind on ping: " + agentsBehind);
+        }
+
         return agentsBehind;
     }
 
diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/time/InaccurateClock.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/time/InaccurateClock.java
index d9b2ad7aca6..955085a3869 100644
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/time/InaccurateClock.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/time/InaccurateClock.java
@@ -17,44 +17,76 @@
  */
 package com.cloud.utils.time;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import javax.management.StandardMBean;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+import com.cloud.utils.concurrency.NamedThreadFactory;
+import com.cloud.utils.mgmt.JmxUtil;
+
 /**
- * This clock is only accurate at a second basis.
- *
+ * This clock is only accurate at a second basis, which is useful for most applications.
  */
-public class InaccurateClock extends Thread {
-	static final InaccurateClock s_timer = new InaccurateClock();
-	static {
-	    time = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		s_timer.start();
-	}
-	
-	private static long time;
-	
-	protected InaccurateClock() {
-		super("InaccurateClock");
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void run() {
-		while (true) {
+public class InaccurateClock extends StandardMBean implements InaccurateClockMBean {
+    private static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(InaccurateClock.class);
+    static ScheduledExecutorService s_executor = null;
+    static final InaccurateClock s_timer = new InaccurateClock();
+    private static long time;
+
+    public InaccurateClock() {
+        super(InaccurateClockMBean.class, false);
+        time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        restart();
+        try {
+            JmxUtil.registerMBean("InaccurateClock", "InaccurateClock", this);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            s_logger.warn("Unable to initialize inaccurate clock", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized String restart() {
+        turnOff();
+        s_executor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1, new NamedThreadFactory("InaccurateClock"));
+        s_executor.schedule(new SetTimeTask(), 60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        return "Restarted";
+    }
+
+    @Override public String turnOff() {
+        if (s_executor != null) {
+            try {
+                s_executor.shutdown();
+            } catch (Throwable th) {
+                s_logger.error("Unable to shutdown the Executor", th);
+                return "Unable to turn off check logs";
+            }
+        }
+        s_executor = null;
+        return "Off";
+    }
+
+    public static long getTime() {
+        return s_executor != null ? time : System.currentTimeMillis();
+    }
+
+    public static long getTimeInSeconds() {
+        return time / 1000;
+    }
+
+    protected class SetTimeTask implements Runnable {
+        @Override public void run() {
             try {
                 time = System.currentTimeMillis();
-				Thread.sleep(1000);
-			} catch(Exception e) {
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public static long getTime() {
-		if (s_timer.isAlive()) {
-			return time;
-		} else {
-			return System.currentTimeMillis();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public static long getTimeInSeconds() {
-	    // This is obviously not accurate because it >> 10 is / 1024 but it's close enough since we're inaccurate.
-	    return getTime() >> 10;
-	}
+            } catch (Throwable th) {
+                try {
+                    s_logger.error("Unable to time", th);
+                } catch (Throwable th2) {
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }