diff --git a/src/modules/privateReminders.js b/src/modules/privateReminders.js
index 5ed6313..5810036 100644
--- a/src/modules/privateReminders.js
+++ b/src/modules/privateReminders.js
@@ -89,15 +89,14 @@ hf.bot.once("ready", () => {
         }
         const channel = dmCache[data.user];
 
-        const [date, time] = tzFormatterCache[data.tz]
-          .format(Date.now())
-          .split(", ");
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const [date, time] = tzFormatterCache[data.tz].format(now).split(", ");
         let [hour, minutes] = time.split(":");
         hour = parseInt(hour);
         minutes = parseInt(minutes);
         const lastRan = new Date(await getLastRun(data.user)).getTime();
 
-        if (date > lastRan && hour == data.hour && minutes == 0) {
+        if (now > lastRan && hour == data.hour && minutes == 0) {
           logger.verbose(
             "privateReminders",
             `attempting to send reminder to ${data.user}`