diff --git a/lbr_bringup/launch/sim.launch.py b/lbr_bringup/launch/sim.launch.py
index ff47d290..b72fa1dd 100644
--- a/lbr_bringup/launch/sim.launch.py
+++ b/lbr_bringup/launch/sim.launch.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def launch_setup(context: LaunchContext) -> List[LaunchDescriptionEntity]:
                     "world",
                 ]  # results in robot_name/world
             ),
+            parameters=[{"use_sim_time": True}],
         )
     )