diff --git a/server/include/timing.h b/server/include/timing.h
index 88711a3b3..6aafda65e 100644
--- a/server/include/timing.h
+++ b/server/include/timing.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ struct timespec time_diff(struct timespec *start, struct timespec *end);
 /** Get sum of two timespec structs */
 struct timespec time_add(struct timespec *start, struct timespec *end);
 
+/** Return current time as a struct timespec. */
+struct timespec time_now();
+
 /** Return the diffrence off two timestamps as double value in seconds. */
 double time_delta(struct timespec *start, struct timespec *end);
 
diff --git a/server/src/file.c b/server/src/file.c
index 299793633..f3b626320 100644
--- a/server/src/file.c
+++ b/server/src/file.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ char * file_print(struct node *n)
 	
 	if ((f->first.tv_sec || f->first.tv_nsec) &&
 	    (f->offset.tv_sec || f->offset.tv_nsec)) {
-    		struct timespec eta, now;
-		clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
+    		struct timespec eta, now = time_now();
 
     		eta = time_add(&f->first, &f->offset);
     		eta = time_diff(&now, &eta);
@@ -145,8 +144,7 @@ int file_open(struct node *n)
 			serror("Failed to create timer");
 		
 		/* Get current time */
-		struct timespec now, eta;
-		clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
+		struct timespec now = time_now();
 
 		/* Get timestamp of first line */
 		struct msg m;
diff --git a/server/src/timing.c b/server/src/timing.c
index b0ae18a93..095ddf446 100644
--- a/server/src/timing.c
+++ b/server/src/timing.c
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ uint64_t timerfd_wait_until(int fd, struct timespec *until)
 		return timerfd_wait(fd);
 }
 
+struct timespec time_now()
+{
+	struct timespec ts;
+
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+	
+	return ts;
+}
+
 struct timespec time_add(struct timespec *start, struct timespec *end)
 {
 	struct timespec sum = {