diff --git a/src/utils/misc.py b/src/utils/misc.py
index a38db4c..5fda0e8 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.py
+++ b/src/utils/misc.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ def exist_post(file_id: int) -> float | None:
 
 def time_now() -> float:
     """get current time with timezone awareness"""
-    return datetime.now(timezone(session[Config._session_timezone])).timestamp()
+    return (
+        timezone(session[Config._session_timezone]).localize(datetime.now()).timestamp()
+    )
 
 
 def create_post(file_id: int, content: str) -> bool: