diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorComponent.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorComponent.vue
index bac4fe8979..2cd7beeab3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorComponent.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorComponent.vue
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     <ConductorModeIcon class="c-conductor__mode-icon" />
     <div class="c-compact-tc__setting-value u-fade-truncate">
       <ConductorMode :read-only="true" />
-      <ConductorClock v-if="openmct.time.clocks.size > 0" :read-only="true" />
+      <ConductorClock v-if="hasRegisteredClocks" :read-only="true" />
       <ConductorTimeSystem :read-only="true" />
     </div>
     <ConductorInputsFixed v-if="isFixedTimeMode" :input-bounds="viewBounds" :read-only="true" />
-    <ConductorInputsRealtime v-else-if="openmct.time.clocks.size > 0" :input-bounds="viewBounds" :read-only="true" />
+    <ConductorInputsRealtime v-else-if="hasRegisteredClocks" :input-bounds="viewBounds" :read-only="true" />
     <ConductorAxis
       v-if="isFixedTimeMode"
       class="c-conductor__ticks"
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   data() {
+    const hasRegisteredClocks = this.openmct.time.clocks.size > 0;
+
     return {
       viewBounds: {
         start: this.bounds.start,
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ export default {
       showConductorPopup: false,
       altPressed: false,
       isPanning: false,
-      isZooming: false
+      isZooming: false,
+      hasRegisteredClocks
     };
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorPopUp.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorPopUp.vue
index 3be7bc64be..6a36943ea5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorPopUp.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorPopUp.vue
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
         title="Sets the Time Conductor's mode."
       />
       <IndependentClock
-        v-if="isIndependent && openmct.time.clocks.size > 0"
+        v-if="isIndependent && hasRegisteredClocks"
         class="c-conductor__mode-select"
         title="Sets the Time Conductor's clock."
       />
       <ConductorClock
-        v-else-if="openmct.time.clocks.size > 0"
+        v-else-if="hasRegisteredClocks"
         class="c-conductor__mode-select"
         title="Sets the Time Conductor's clock."
       />
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   emits: ['popup-loaded', 'dismiss'],
+  data() {
+    const hasRegisteredClocks = this.openmct.time.clocks.size > 0;
+
+    return {
+      hasRegisteredClocks
+    };
+  },
   computed: {
     position() {
       const position = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/mode-mixin.js b/src/plugins/timeConductor/mode-mixin.js
index e3973a23b6..286b2afd30 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/mode-mixin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/mode-mixin.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
       const modes = [FIXED_MODE_KEY];
       const clockCount = this.openmct.time.clocks.size;
 
-      if (clockCount > 1) {
+      if (clockCount > 0) {
         modes.push(REALTIME_MODE_KEY);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/plugin.js b/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/plugin.js
index 5eeb1e08ae..8b654fab92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/plugin.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default function () {
   return function (openmct) {
     const timeSystem = new UTCTimeSystem();
     openmct.time.addTimeSystem(timeSystem);
+    openmct.time.addClock(new LocalClock(100));
 
     openmct.telemetry.addFormat(new UTCTimeFormat());
     openmct.telemetry.addFormat(new DurationFormat());