diff --git a/src/g5505_utils.py b/src/g5505_utils.py
index 493d778..a93584b 100644
--- a/src/g5505_utils.py
+++ b/src/g5505_utils.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def make_file_copy(source_file_path, output_folder_name : str = 'tmp_files'):
 
 def created_at():
 
-    now = datetime.now()
+    now = datetime.datetime.now()
     # Populate now object with time zone infotmation obtained from the local system
     now_tz_aware = now.astimezone()
     tz = now_tz_aware.strftime('%z')