diff --git a/projects/ctan.py b/projects/ctan.py
index 4a834d8..9d0b383 100644
--- a/projects/ctan.py
+++ b/projects/ctan.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from project import Project
 from shared import CSC_MIRROR
 import requests
 import datefinder # another date finding library
-from datetime import timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import re
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class ctan(Project):
 
         m = re.search(r'(\d+ hour)|(\d+ hours)|(\d+(\.)?\d+ days)', page[indexOfFile:]) # solution from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21074100/how-to-convert-standard-timedelta-string-to-timedelta-object/21074460
 
+
         duration = pd.to_timedelta(m.group(0))
-        data[project]["out_of_sync_since"] = datetime.now() - duration.total_seconds()
+        data[project]["out_of_sync_since"] = datetime.now() - duration
 
         return duration <= pd.to_timedelta(data[project]["out_of_sync_interval"], unit='s')