diff --git a/markov.py b/markov.py
index 2327013..00fde5e 100755
--- a/markov.py
+++ b/markov.py
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ def getText(db = dbtools.dbHelper()):
 def markovifyText(text):
  return Possy(text).make_short_sentence(130).replace("@", "@​")
 
-def getTime():
- now = datetime.datetime.now()
-
+def getTime(now = datetime.datetime.now()):
  thenminute = 15 if now.minute < 15 else 30 if now.minute < 30 else 45 if now.minute < 45 else 0
  thenhour = now.hour + 1 if thenminute == 0 else now.hour