diff --git a/lib/opc_interface.py b/lib/opc_interface.py
index 45d83a482b56c66f0da436370bcd62eb5e1e4b88..23457ec17485be4e2b08bc71917bf88f889b1ed3 100644
--- a/lib/opc_interface.py
+++ b/lib/opc_interface.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def get_crosslet_statistics(parent, subband, integration_time):
     crosslets[1, :, :] = crosslets_complex.imag
 
     crosslets = crosslets.tolist()
-    timestamp = time.utc()
+    timestamp = time.utcnow()
     rcu = res['rcus']
     rcus_mode = [rcu[i]["mode"] for i in rcu]