diff --git a/src/switch_scheduler.c b/src/switch_scheduler.c
index de21c445b7..60a8ad45a6 100644
--- a/src/switch_scheduler.c
+++ b/src/switch_scheduler.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_scheduler_add_task(time_t task_runtime,
 	}
 
 	container->func = func;
-	container->task.created = switch_epoch_time_now(NULL);
+	container->task.created = now;
 	container->task.runtime = task_runtime;
 	container->task.group = strdup(group ? group : "none");
 	container->task.cmd_id = cmd_id;