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