diff --git a/scripts/functions.inc.php b/scripts/functions.inc.php
index ec9c5b85941078abe8338a508c1cfeb08db2a3b4..2db3a90471755d6cb9bc70f179c07f8ba5bdcf32 100644
--- a/scripts/functions.inc.php
+++ b/scripts/functions.inc.php
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ function getCAPData()
             if (stripos($item->description, 'test')) {
                 $isTest = true;
             }
+            
+            $pubDate = (string) $item->children('dc', true)->date;
+            $pubDateTime = new DateTime($pubDate);
 
             $output = array(
-                'identifier' => md5((string) $item->children('dc', true)->date),
+                'identifier' => md5($pubDate),
                 'sender' => 'police.unl.edu',
-                'sent' => (new DateTime((string) $item->children('dc', true)->date))->format(DateTime::ATOM),
+                'sent' => $pubDateTime->format(DateTime::ATOM),
                 'status' => $isTest ? 'Test' : 'Actual',
                 'msgType' => 'Alert',
                 'scope' => 'Public',