diff --git a/modules/order/commerce_order.module b/modules/order/commerce_order.module
index 0b0672b..de3524e 100644
--- a/modules/order/commerce_order.module
+++ b/modules/order/commerce_order.module
@@ -746,9 +746,17 @@ function commerce_order_save($order) {
 
 /**
  * Loads an order by ID.
+ *
+ * @param $order_id
+ *    The order ID to load.
+ * @param $reset
+ *    Whether to reset the internal order loading cache. Useful if checking
+ *    if order has been updated and you cannot rely on static cache.
+ *
+ * @return bool|stdClass
  */
-function commerce_order_load($order_id) {
-  $orders = commerce_order_load_multiple(array($order_id), array());
+function commerce_order_load($order_id, $reset = FALSE) {
+  $orders = commerce_order_load_multiple(array($order_id), array(), $reset);
   return $orders ? reset($orders) : FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/order/includes/commerce_order.controller.inc b/modules/order/includes/commerce_order.controller.inc
index ba345a8..8a04837 100644
--- a/modules/order/includes/commerce_order.controller.inc
+++ b/modules/order/includes/commerce_order.controller.inc
@@ -90,9 +90,14 @@ class CommerceOrderEntityController extends DrupalCommerceEntityController {
         }
       }
 
-      $order->changed = REQUEST_TIME;
+      // We have to use time() here as the REQUEST_TIME constant will remain
+      // the same value throughout a single request. That means each save
+      // operation in a single request will have same timestamp.
+      $time = time();
 
-      $order->revision_timestamp = REQUEST_TIME;
+      $order->changed = $time;
+
+      $order->revision_timestamp = $time;
       $order->revision_hostname = ip_address();
       $order->revision_uid = $user->uid;
 
diff --git a/modules/order/tests/commerce_order.test b/modules/order/tests/commerce_order.test
index 0933067..6dca05f 100644
--- a/modules/order/tests/commerce_order.test
+++ b/modules/order/tests/commerce_order.test
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ class CommerceOrderCRUDTestCase extends CommerceBaseTestCase {
    * in the database outside of a load function.
    */
   function testCommerceOrderHasChanged() {
-    // Log in as normal user.
-    $this->store_customer = $this->createStoreCustomer();
-    $this->drupalLogin($this->store_customer);
-
     // Order creation, in complete status.
     $order = commerce_order_new(1);
     $order->order_number = $order_number = $this->randomName(10);
@@ -141,9 +137,9 @@ class CommerceOrderCRUDTestCase extends CommerceBaseTestCase {
     $this->assertIdentical($saved, SAVED_NEW, 'commerce_order_save() successfully saved a new order for updating.');
 
     // Load a new copy of the order so we can update it as if it's out of scope.
-    $loaded = commerce_order_load($order->order_id);
+    $loaded = commerce_order_load($order->order_id, TRUE);
 
-    // Sleep for 3 seconds to make sure REQUEST_TIME in commerce_order_save() is different.
+    // Sleep for 3 seconds to make sure time() in commerce_order_save() is different.
     sleep(3);
 
     // Update the order and save it again.