diff --git a/markov.py b/markov.py
index 00fde5e..aff5bf3 100755
--- a/markov.py
+++ b/markov.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def getTime(now = datetime.datetime.now()):
  thenhour = now.hour + 1 if thenminute == 0 else now.hour
 
  then = datetime.datetime(now.year, now.month, now.day, thenhour, thenminute, 0)
- return (then - now).seconds
+ return (then - datetime.datetime.now()).seconds
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
  os.nice(5)