diff --git a/big_tests/tests/mod_time_SUITE.erl b/big_tests/tests/mod_time_SUITE.erl
index 71e55218af..90ec4e81d3 100644
--- a/big_tests/tests/mod_time_SUITE.erl
+++ b/big_tests/tests/mod_time_SUITE.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ suite() ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
-    dynamic_modules:start(domain_helper:host_type(), mod_time, []),
+    dynamic_modules:start(domain_helper:host_type(), mod_time, config_parser_helper:default_mod_config(mod_time)),
     escalus:init_per_suite(Config).
 
 end_per_suite(Config) ->
diff --git a/src/mod_time.erl b/src/mod_time.erl
index acc0a98919..57374fcfb3 100644
--- a/src/mod_time.erl
+++ b/src/mod_time.erl
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 -xep([{xep, 202}, {version, "2.0"}]).
 -xep([{xep, 82}, {version, "1.1"}]).
 
-start(HostType, Opts) ->
-    IQDisc = gen_mod:get_opt(iqdisc, Opts, one_queue),
+-spec start(HostType :: mongooseim:host_type(), gen_mod:module_opts()) -> ok | {error, atom()}.
+start(HostType, #{iqdisc := IQDisc}) ->
     gen_iq_handler:add_iq_handler_for_domain(HostType, ?NS_TIME, ejabberd_local,
                                              fun ?MODULE:process_local_iq/5, #{}, IQDisc).
 
-
+-spec stop(HostType :: mongooseim:host_type()) -> ok | {error, not_registered}.
 stop(HostType) ->
     gen_iq_handler:remove_iq_handler_for_domain(HostType, ?NS_TIME, ejabberd_local).
 
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ supported_features() ->
 -spec config_spec() -> mongoose_config_spec:config_section().
 config_spec() ->
     #section{
-       items = #{<<"iqdisc">> => mongoose_config_spec:iqdisc()}}.
+       items = #{<<"iqdisc">> => mongoose_config_spec:iqdisc()},
+       defaults = #{<<"iqdisc">> => one_queue},
+       format_items = map
+    }.
 
 process_local_iq(Acc, _From, _To, #iq{type = set, sub_el = SubEl} = IQ, _Extra) ->
     {Acc, IQ#iq{type = error, sub_el = [SubEl, mongoose_xmpp_errors:not_allowed()]}};
diff --git a/test/common/config_parser_helper.erl b/test/common/config_parser_helper.erl
index 2e2f573c45..71e0abaf8a 100644
--- a/test/common/config_parser_helper.erl
+++ b/test/common/config_parser_helper.erl
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ default_mod_config(mod_inbox) ->
       iqdisc => no_queue};
 default_mod_config(mod_private) ->
     #{iqdisc => one_queue, backend => rdbms};
+default_mod_config(mod_time) ->
+    #{iqdisc => one_queue};
 default_mod_config(mod_vcard) ->
     #{iqdisc => parallel,
       host => {prefix, <<"vjud.">>},
diff --git a/test/config_parser_SUITE.erl b/test/config_parser_SUITE.erl
index 110e6cafbd..7e7ef83977 100644
--- a/test/config_parser_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/config_parser_SUITE.erl
@@ -2920,8 +2920,8 @@ mod_stream_management_stale_h(_Config) ->
     ?errh(T(#{<<"geriatric">> => <<"one">>})).
 
 mod_time(_Config) ->
-    check_iqdisc(mod_time),
-    ?cfgh(modopts(mod_time, []), #{<<"modules">> => #{<<"mod_time">> => #{}}}).
+    check_iqdisc_map(mod_time),
+    check_module_defaults(mod_time).
 
 mod_vcard(_Config) ->
     check_module_defaults(mod_vcard),