diff --git a/utils.php b/utils.php
index 1538ca0..d5b346d 100644
--- a/utils.php
+++ b/utils.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ function checkTopicsAvailability()
         if ($topic->status == 1)
         {
             logger(DEBUG, "time is " . time() . " lastSeen is " . $topic->lastSeen, __FILE__ . ":" . __LINE__ );
-
             if ((time() - $topic->lastSeen > $topic->timeOut*60) and ($topic->notificationSent == false))
             {
                 if (logger(ALERT, $topicName . _(" is not available"), __FILE__ . ":" . __LINE__) == false);
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ function validateDate($date, $format = 'Y-m-d')
 
 function now()
 {
-	$now = new datetime();
+	$now = new datetime("now");
 	return $now;
 }