diff --git a/tekuti.el b/tekuti.el
index 6597916..72f8c32 100644
--- a/tekuti.el
+++ b/tekuti.el
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
   "Format DATE into a date that tekuti understands."
   (format-time-string "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z"
                       (unless (null date)
-                        (org-timestamp-to-time
-                         (org-timestamp-from-string date)))
+                        (date-to-time date))
                       t))
 
 (defun tekuti-build-data-from-org ()