diff --git a/dbtools/__init__.py b/dbtools/__init__.py
index cff5933..5ff001d 100644
--- a/dbtools/__init__.py
+++ b/dbtools/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import setuptools
 import sqlite3, pymysql, pymysql.cursors
 
 SQLITE = 0
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class dbObject:
    mode = "MIN"
   else:
    mode = "MAX"
-  return getDate(str(list(self.executeQuery("SELECT %s(SUBSTR(timestamp,0,11)) FROM tweets" % mode))[0][0]))
+  return setuptools.getDate(str(list(self.executeQuery("SELECT %s(SUBSTR(timestamp,0,11)) FROM tweets" % mode))[0][0]))
 
  def getLatestTweet(db):
   db.executeQuery("SELECT max(tweet_id) FROM tweets")