diff --git a/consumerlocator.py b/consumerlocator.py
index 4c727e5..6226f2d 100644
--- a/consumerlocator.py
+++ b/consumerlocator.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ConsumerLocator:
         :param communicator: the :class:'communicator.Communicator' instance that will be used for the low level communication.
         """
         self.red = redisconnector
-        self.red.consumerlist = [{"Host": KNOWNCONSUMER, "State": True, "LastOk": datetime.datetime.now()}]
+        self.red.consumerlist = [{"Host": KNOWNCONSUMER, "State": True, "LastOk": datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()}]
         self.red.currentconsumer = self.red.consumerlist[0]
         self.communicator = communicator
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ConsumerLocator:
                     contains = True
 
             if not contains:
-                self.red.consumerlist.append({"Host": recconsumer, "State": True, "LastOk": datetime.datetime.now()})
+                self.red.consumerlist.append({"Host": recconsumer, "State": True, "LastOk": datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()})
 
         self.updateconsumerlist()
 
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ class ConsumerLocator:
         for consumer in self.red.consumerlist:
             if not self.communicator.checkconsumer(consumer["Host"]):
                 consumer["State"] = False
-                if datetime.datetime.now() - consumer["LastOk"] > datetime.timedelta(hours=1):
+                if datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(consumer["LastOk"]) > datetime.timedelta(hours=1):
                     removelist.append(consumer)
             else:
-                consumer["LastOk"] = datetime.datetime.now()
+                consumer["LastOk"] = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
                 consumer["State"] = True
         for rem in removelist:
             self.red.consumerlist.remove(rem)