diff --git a/acceptreject.py b/acceptreject.py
index 788848667..70c65b2ca 100644
--- a/acceptreject.py
+++ b/acceptreject.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ __status__ = "Production"
 __module_group__ = "ActivityPub"
 
 import os
-import time
 from posts import send_signed_json
 from flags import has_group_type
 from flags import url_permitted
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ from utils import local_actor_url
 from utils import has_actor
 from utils import has_object_string_type
 from utils import get_actor_from_post
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 
 
 def _create_quote_accept_reject(receiving_actor: str,
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def receive_quote_request(message_json: {}, federation_list: [],
     """
     if message_json['type'] != 'QuoteRequest':
         return False
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     seconds_since_last_quote_request = curr_time - last_quote_request
     if seconds_since_last_quote_request < 30:
         # don't handle quote requests too often
diff --git a/blocking.py b/blocking.py
index ab9320ca1..7e7ac6d8f 100644
--- a/blocking.py
+++ b/blocking.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from flags import is_quote_toot
 from quote import get_quote_toot_url
 from timeFunctions import date_utcnow
 from timeFunctions import date_from_string_format
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 from utils import get_user_paths
 from utils import contains_statuses
 from utils import data_dir
@@ -674,7 +675,7 @@ def update_blocked_cache(base_dir: str,
                          blocked_cache_update_secs: int) -> int:
     """Updates the cache of globally blocked domains held in memory
     """
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     if blocked_cache_last_updated > curr_time:
         print('WARN: Cache updated in the future')
         blocked_cache_last_updated = 0
diff --git a/crawlers.py b/crawlers.py
index 757ce836c..fc4cc9191 100644
--- a/crawlers.py
+++ b/crawlers.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ __status__ = "Production"
 __module_group__ = "Core"
 
 import os
-import time
 from utils import data_dir
 from utils import save_json
 from utils import user_agent_domain
 from utils import remove_eol
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 from blocking import get_mil_domains_list
 from blocking import get_gov_domains_list
 from blocking import get_bsky_domains_list
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def update_known_crawlers(ua_str: str,
     if not ua_str:
         return None
 
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     if known_crawlers.get(ua_str):
         known_crawlers[ua_str]['hits'] += 1
         known_crawlers[ua_str]['lastseen'] = curr_time
diff --git a/daemon_get.py b/daemon_get.py
index 896e17450..80b86b60b 100644
--- a/daemon_get.py
+++ b/daemon_get.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ from flags import is_image_file
 from flags import is_artist
 from flags import is_blog_post
 from timeFunctions import date_utcnow
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 from utils import replace_strings
 from utils import contains_invalid_chars
 from utils import save_json
@@ -6449,7 +6450,7 @@ def _show_known_crawlers(self, calling_domain: str, path: str,
     if not is_moderator(base_dir, nickname):
         return False
     crawlers_list: list[str] = []
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     recent_crawlers = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30
     for ua_str, item in known_crawlers.items():
         if item['lastseen'] - curr_time < recent_crawlers:
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 682e3799c..6d13af670 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from mitm import save_mitm_servers
 from timeFunctions import date_utcnow
 from timeFunctions import date_epoch
 from timeFunctions import get_account_timezone
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 from utils import harmless_markup
 from utils import lines_in_file
 from utils import contains_statuses
@@ -1331,7 +1332,7 @@ def _bounce_dm(sender_post_id: str, session, http_prefix: str,
     # Don't send out bounce messages too frequently.
     # Otherwise an adversary could try to DoS your instance
     # by continuously sending DMs to you
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     if curr_time - last_bounce_message[0] < 60:
         return False
 
@@ -3337,7 +3338,7 @@ def run_inbox_queue(server,
                           str(queue_filename))
             continue
 
-        curr_time = int(time.time())
+        curr_time = get_current_time_int()
 
         # clear the daily quotas for maximum numbers of received posts
         if curr_time - quotas_last_update_daily > 60 * 60 * 24:
diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index ddae7520c..6f58c3629 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from roles import get_actor_roles_list
 from media import process_meta_data
 from flags import is_image_file
 from timeFunctions import date_utcnow
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 from utils import get_person_icon
 from utils import account_is_indexable
 from utils import get_image_mime_type
@@ -1656,7 +1657,7 @@ def is_person_snoozed(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                     # is there a time appended?
                     if snoozed_time_str.isdigit():
                         snoozed_time = int(snoozed_time_str)
-                        curr_time = int(time.time())
+                        curr_time = get_current_time_int()
                         # has the snooze timed out?
                         if int(curr_time - snoozed_time) > 60 * 60 * 24:
                             replace_str = line
diff --git a/shares.py b/shares.py
index 3abd181b6..74abb5717 100644
--- a/shares.py
+++ b/shares.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from flags import is_float
 from timeFunctions import date_utcnow
 from timeFunctions import date_string_to_seconds
 from timeFunctions import date_seconds_to_string
+from timeFunctions import get_current_time_int
 from utils import replace_strings
 from utils import data_dir
 from utils import resembles_url
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@ def _expire_shares_for_account(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     shares_json = load_json(shares_filename)
     if not shares_json:
         return 0
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     delete_item_id: list[str] = []
     for item_id, item in shares_json.items():
         if curr_time > item['expire']:
@@ -1829,7 +1830,7 @@ def _generate_next_shares_token_update(base_dir: str,
         except OSError:
             print('EX: _generate_next_shares_token_update unable to read ' +
                   token_update_filename)
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     updated = False
     if next_update_sec:
         if curr_time > next_update_sec:
@@ -1883,7 +1884,7 @@ def _regenerate_shares_token(base_dir: str, domain_full: str,
               token_update_filename)
     if not next_update_sec:
         return
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     if curr_time <= next_update_sec:
         return
     create_shared_item_federation_token(base_dir, domain_full, True, None)
@@ -1970,7 +1971,7 @@ def _dfc_to_shares_format(catalog_json: {},
             _load_dfc_ids(base_dir, system_language, product_type,
                           http_prefix, domain_full)
 
-    curr_time = int(time.time())
+    curr_time = get_current_time_int()
     for item in catalog_json['DFC:supplies']:
         if not item.get('@id') or \
            not item.get('@type') or \
diff --git a/timeFunctions.py b/timeFunctions.py
index c8a41fd85..19fc8c792 100644
--- a/timeFunctions.py
+++ b/timeFunctions.py
@@ -240,3 +240,9 @@ def get_published_date(post_json_object: {}) -> str:
     if not isinstance(published, str):
         return None
     return published
+
+
+def get_current_time_int() -> int:
+    """Returns the current time as an integer
+    """
+    return int(time.time())