diff --git a/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py b/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py
index ac259219575eb2179760837ae995a8111641ec94..588c9cd2bac414acf1d76ea9864f19e1ffec69c0 100644
--- a/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py
+++ b/StatsCrosslet-DS/StatsCrosslet.py
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ class StatsCrosslet(Device):
                     self.debug_stream("fetching data:  subband = %d, integration_time = %d", self._subband, self._integration_time)
                     t, visibilities_list, rcu_modes = self.obj.call_method(self.record_cross, self._subband, self._integration_time)
                     self.debug_stream("fetching data done")
-                    time_stamp = datetime(t[0], t[1], t[2], t[3], t[4], t[5])
-                    self._time_stamp = time_stamp.isoformat()
+                    self._time_stamp = t
                     visibilities = numpy.array(visibilities_list)[0] + 1j * numpy.array(visibilities_list[1])
                     self._visibilities_real = visibilities.real
                     self._visibilities_imag = visibilities.imag