diff --git a/Bantracker/plugin.py b/Bantracker/plugin.py
index 052197c..3b80b08 100644
--- a/Bantracker/plugin.py
+++ b/Bantracker/plugin.py
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ tz = 'UTC'
 def now():
     return cPickle.dumps(datetime.datetime.now(pytz.timezone(tz)))
 
+def nowSeconds():
+    # apparently time.time() isn't the same thing.
+    # return time.time()
+    return int(time.mktime(time.gmtime()))
+
 def fromTime(x):
     return cPickle.dumps(datetime.datetime(*time.gmtime(x)[:6], **{'tzinfo': pytz.timezone("UTC")}))
 
@@ -509,7 +514,8 @@ class Bantracker(callbacks.Plugin):
         if not reviewTime:
             # time is zero, do nothing
             return
-        now = time.mktime(time.gmtime())
+
+        now = nowSeconds()
         lastReview = self.pendingReviews.lastReview
         self.pendingReviews.lastReview = now # update last time reviewed
         if not lastReview:
@@ -534,8 +540,9 @@ class Bantracker(callbacks.Plugin):
 
                 banAge = now - ban.when
                 reviewWindow = lastReview - ban.when
-                #self.log.debug('review ban: %s ban %s by %s (%s/%s/%s %s)', channel, ban.mask,
-                #        ban.who, reviewWindow, reviewTime, banAge, reviewTime - reviewWindow)
+                #self.log.debug('review ban: %s ban %s by %s (%s/%s/%s %s)', 
+                #        channel, ban.mask, ban.who, reviewWindow, reviewTime,
+                #        banAge, reviewTime - reviewWindow)
                 if reviewWindow <= reviewTime < banAge:
                     # ban is old enough, and inside the "review window"
                     try:
diff --git a/Bantracker/test.py b/Bantracker/test.py
index e9c56c9..399afcc 100644
--- a/Bantracker/test.py
+++ b/Bantracker/test.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import supybot.conf as conf
 import supybot.ircmsgs as ircmsgs
 import supybot.world as world
 
+import re
 import time
 
 
@@ -241,12 +242,12 @@ class BantrackerTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         cb.reviewBans(self.irc)
         # since it's a forward, it was sent already
         self.assertFalse(cb.pendingReviews)
-        self.assertEqual(str(self.irc.takeMsg()).strip(),
-                "NOTICE #channel :Review: ban 'asd!*@*' set by bot on %s in #test, link: "\
-                "%s/bans.cgi?log=1" %(cb.bans['#test'][0].ascwhen, pluginConf.bansite()))
-        self.assertEqual(str(self.irc.takeMsg()).strip(),
-                "NOTICE #channel :Review: quiet 'asd!*@*' set by bot on %s in #test, link: "\
-                "%s/bans.cgi?log=2" %(cb.bans['#test'][0].ascwhen, pluginConf.bansite()))
+        self.assertTrue(re.search(
+                r"^NOTICE #channel :Review: ban 'asd!\*@\*' set by bot on .* in #test,"\
+                r" link: .*/bans\.cgi\?log=1$", str(self.irc.takeMsg()).strip()))
+        self.assertTrue(re.search(
+                r"^NOTICE #channel :Review: quiet 'asd!\*@\*' set by bot on .* in #test,"\
+                r" link: .*/bans\.cgi\?log=2$", str(self.irc.takeMsg()).strip()))
 
     def testReviewIgnore(self):
         pluginConf.review.setValue(True)