diff --git a/app/db/keepalive.db b/app/db/keepalive.db
index 875f0a5..9354e25 100644
Binary files a/app/db/keepalive.db and b/app/db/keepalive.db differ
diff --git a/app/keep.py b/app/keep.py
index f8de6dc..a32234a 100644
--- a/app/keep.py
+++ b/app/keep.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, g, url_for, redirect
 from datetime import datetime, date
+from pytz import timezone, utc
 import sqlite3
 
 
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ def get_db():
         db = g._database = sqlite3.connect("app/db/keepalive.db")
     return db
 
+
+
+
 @keep.route('/keepalive/')
 def dispkeepalive():
     conn = get_db()
@@ -33,7 +37,10 @@ def dispkeepalive():
         items.append(item)
 
     return render_template("keepaliveshowpage.html", items=items)
-    
+
+
+
+
 
 @keep.route('/loc/<location>/', methods=["POST"])
 def getalive(location):
@@ -44,17 +51,21 @@ def getalive(location):
                     location TEXT,
                     date TEXT,
                     time TEXT)""")
+
+    # Get actual system-local time (assumed to be in ET)
+    now = datetime.now()
+
     c.execute("""INSERT INTO keepalive2 (location, date, time)
                  VALUES (?, ?, ?)""",
               (location,
-               date.today().strftime("%m/%d/%y"),
-               datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
+               now.strftime("%m/%d/%y"),
+               now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
 
-    # Redirect to the same route with GET method
     return f"Keepalive recorded for {location}"
 
+
 @keep.route('/loc/<location>/', methods=["GET"])
 def show_location(location):
     return f"<h1>Received keepalive from: {location}</h1>"