diff --git a/atom b/atom
index c9d32e9..7496284 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -555,16 +555,16 @@ echo "Created ${count:-0} tasks for $filecount files ${togo:+($togo left) }(${co
 concurrency=$(( maxload / 2 ))
 (( concurrency )) || concurrency=1
 active=0
-concurrencychange=$(date +%s)
+printf -v concurrencychange %(%s)T
 starttime=$concurrencychange
 taskcount=$count
 remaining=$taskcount
 failed=0
 echo 'BEGIN TRANSACTION;' >&3
-committime=$(date +%s)
+printf -v committime '%(%s)'
 while (( (remaining || ${#workers[@]}) && ! quit ))
 do
-	timestamp=$(date +%s)
+	printf -v timestamp '%(%s)T'
 	if (( $timestamp - committime >= 60 ))
 	then
 		echo $'COMMIT;\nBEGIN TRANSACTION;' >&3
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ done
 echo 'COMMIT;' >&3
 unset count
 
-endtime=$(date +%s)
+printf -v endtime '%(%s)T'
 
 (( elapsedseconds = endtime - starttime - pausedtime ))
 (( days =
diff --git a/lib/files/getFiles b/lib/files/getFiles
index 8e9daf5..96dc154 100644
--- a/lib/files/getFiles
+++ b/lib/files/getFiles
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 getFiles() {
-	scantime=$(date +%s)
+	printf -v scantime '%(%s)T'
 	for prune_expression in "${skippeddirectories[@]}"
 	do
 		prunes+=( -path "$sourcepath$prune_expression" -prune -o )
diff --git a/toys/createindex b/toys/createindex
index 3959755..f150bef 100755
--- a/toys/createindex
+++ b/toys/createindex
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ cat <<-EOBrag
 	# 
 	# $0 $args
 	#
-	# Last database update: $(date -d @$lastupdate +'%x %X')
+	# Last database update: $(printf '%(%x %X)T $lastupdate)
 
 EOBrag