diff --git a/src/task-manager.c b/src/task-manager.c
index df3deb8..9677636 100644
--- a/src/task-manager.c
+++ b/src/task-manager.c
@@ -343,13 +343,10 @@ task_list_find_for_pid (GArray *task_list, GPid pid, Task **task, guint *idx)
 static glong
 __current_timestamp (void)
 {
-	GTimeVal current_time;
-	g_get_current_time (&current_time);
-	return current_time.tv_sec;
+    gint64 tv = g_get_real_time ();
+	return tv / G_USEC_PER_SEC;
 }
 
-
-
 XtmTaskManager *
 xtm_task_manager_new (GtkTreeModel *model)
 {