diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/Router.java b/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/Router.java
index 06db9d9c78d..610e1a2da91 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/Router.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/Router.java
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@ private static boolean getForceCurbsides(PMap hints) {
 
     // ORS GH-MOD START
     private static long getTime(PMap hints) {
-        Instant time = hints.has("departure") ? hints.getObject("departure", null) : hints.getObject("arrival", null);
-        return (time == null) ? -1 : time.toEpochMilli();
+        return hints.getLong("time", -1);
     }
 
     // way to inject additional edgeFilters to router