diff --git a/shomble.pl b/shomble.pl
index 6e24370..390749a 100755
--- a/shomble.pl
+++ b/shomble.pl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ print "Confirming this is your post:\n".$post."\n Is this correct? (you must typ
 if ( <STDIN> =~ /y(es)?/i ) {
 	#this needs to be called right before the post is submitted to the database.
 	my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = localtime();
-	my $timeStamp = $mday."/".$mon."/".($year + 1900)."  ".$hour.":".$min.":".$sec;
+	my $timeStamp = sprintf("%.2d/%.2d/%.4d  %.2d:%.2d:%.2d", $mday, ($mon + 1), ($year + 1900), $hour, $min, $sec;
 
 	my $statmentHandle = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO posts VALUES( ?1, ?2, ?3)') or die $DBI::errstr;
 	$statmentHandle->execute( $timeStamp, $username, $post ) or die $DBI::errstr;