diff --git a/daemon/control_ng.c b/daemon/control_ng.c
index b86c4de31..c9f4b56a7 100644
--- a/daemon/control_ng.c
+++ b/daemon/control_ng.c
@@ -563,20 +563,18 @@ static void homer_trace_msg_in(ng_ctx *hctx, str *data) {
 	if (hctx && hctx->local_ep) {
 		hctx->should_trace = should_trace_msg(hctx->command);
 		if (hctx->should_trace)	{
-			struct timeval tv;
-			gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
 			GString *msg = create_homer_msg(&hctx->cookie, data);
-			homer_send(msg, &hctx->callid, hctx->sin_ep, hctx->local_ep, &tv, rtpe_config.homer_ng_capt_proto);
+			homer_send(msg, &hctx->callid, hctx->sin_ep, hctx->local_ep, now_us(),
+					rtpe_config.homer_ng_capt_proto);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 static void homer_trace_msg_out(ng_ctx *hctx, str *data) {
 	if (hctx && hctx->should_trace) {
-		struct timeval tv;
-		gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
 		GString *msg = create_homer_msg(&hctx->cookie, data);
-		homer_send(msg, &hctx->callid, hctx->local_ep, hctx->sin_ep, &tv, rtpe_config.homer_ng_capt_proto);
+		homer_send(msg, &hctx->callid, hctx->local_ep, hctx->sin_ep, now_us(),
+				rtpe_config.homer_ng_capt_proto);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/homer.c b/daemon/homer.c
index 58349b145..8da1eb25c 100644
--- a/daemon/homer.c
+++ b/daemon/homer.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static struct homer_sender *main_homer_sender;
 
 
 static int send_hepv3 (GString *s, const str *id, int, const endpoint_t *src, const endpoint_t *dst,
-		const struct timeval *, int hep_capture_proto);
+		int64_t, int hep_capture_proto);
 
 // state handlers
 static int __established(struct homer_sender *hs);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void homer_sender_init(const endpoint_t *ep, int protocol, int capture_id) {
 
 // takes over the GString
 int homer_send(GString *s, const str *id, const endpoint_t *src,
-		const endpoint_t *dst, const struct timeval *tv, int hep_capture_proto)
+		const endpoint_t *dst, int64_t tv, int hep_capture_proto)
 {
 	if (!main_homer_sender)
 		goto out;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ typedef struct hep_generic hep_generic_t;
 
 // modifies the GString in place
 static int send_hepv3 (GString *s, const str *id, int capt_id, const endpoint_t *src, const endpoint_t *dst,
-		const struct timeval *tv, int hep_capture_proto)
+		int64_t tv, int hep_capture_proto)
 {
 
     struct hep_generic *hg=NULL;
@@ -402,14 +402,14 @@ static int send_hepv3 (GString *s, const str *id, int capt_id, const endpoint_t
     /* TIMESTAMP SEC */
     hg->time_sec.chunk.vendor_id = htons(0x0000);
     hg->time_sec.chunk.type_id   = htons(0x0009);
-    hg->time_sec.data = htonl(tv->tv_sec);
+    hg->time_sec.data = tv / 1000000;
     hg->time_sec.chunk.length = htons(sizeof(hg->time_sec));
 
 
     /* TIMESTAMP USEC */
     hg->time_usec.chunk.vendor_id = htons(0x0000);
     hg->time_usec.chunk.type_id   = htons(0x000a);
-    hg->time_usec.data = htonl(tv->tv_usec);
+    hg->time_usec.data = tv % 1000000;
     hg->time_usec.chunk.length = htons(sizeof(hg->time_usec));
 
     /* Protocol TYPE */
diff --git a/daemon/rtcp.c b/daemon/rtcp.c
index a79cb760a..5519081fc 100644
--- a/daemon/rtcp.c
+++ b/daemon/rtcp.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ struct rtcp_handler {
 	void (*xr_rr_time)(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, const struct xr_rb_rr_time *);
 	void (*xr_voip_metrics)(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, const struct xr_rb_voip_metrics *);
 	void (*finish)(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, call_t *, const endpoint_t *, const endpoint_t *,
-			const struct timeval *);
+			int64_t);
 	void (*destroy)(struct rtcp_process_ctx *);
 };
 // collection of all handler types
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void homer_sdes_item(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, const struct sdes_chunk *
 		const char *);
 static void homer_sdes_list_end(struct rtcp_process_ctx *);
 static void homer_finish(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, call_t *, const endpoint_t *, const endpoint_t *,
-		const struct timeval *);
+		int64_t);
 
 // syslog functions
 static void logging_init(struct rtcp_process_ctx *);
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static void logging_xr_dlrr(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, const struct xr_rb_dlrr *
 static void logging_xr_stats(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, const struct xr_rb_stats *);
 static void logging_xr_voip_metrics(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, const struct xr_rb_voip_metrics *);
 static void logging_finish(struct rtcp_process_ctx *, call_t *, const endpoint_t *, const endpoint_t *,
-		const struct timeval *);
+		int64_t);
 static void logging_destroy(struct rtcp_process_ctx *);
 
 // structs for each handler type
@@ -718,13 +718,13 @@ next:
 			abort();
 	}
 
-	CAH(finish, c, &mp->fsin, &mp->sfd->socket.local, &mp->tv);
+	CAH(finish, c, &mp->fsin, &mp->sfd->socket.local, timeval_us(mp->tv));
 	CAH(destroy);
 
 	return log_ctx->discard ? 1 : 0;
 
 error:
-	CAH(finish, c, &mp->fsin, &mp->sfd->socket.local, &mp->tv);
+	CAH(finish, c, &mp->fsin, &mp->sfd->socket.local, timeval_us(mp->tv));
 	CAH(destroy);
 	rtcp_list_free(q);
 	return -1;
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ static void homer_sdes_list_end(struct rtcp_process_ctx *ctx) {
 	g_string_append_printf(ctx->json, "],");
 }
 static void homer_finish(struct rtcp_process_ctx *ctx, call_t *c, const endpoint_t *src,
-		const endpoint_t *dst, const struct timeval *tv)
+		const endpoint_t *dst, int64_t tv)
 {
 	str_sanitize(ctx->json);
 	g_string_append(ctx->json, " }");
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static void logging_xr_voip_metrics(struct rtcp_process_ctx *ctx, const struct x
 			ctx->scratch.xr_vm.jb_abs_max);
 }
 static void logging_finish(struct rtcp_process_ctx *ctx, call_t *c, const endpoint_t *src,
-		const endpoint_t *dst, const struct timeval *tv)
+		const endpoint_t *dst, int64_t tv)
 {
 	str_sanitize(ctx->log);
 	if (ctx->log->len > ctx->log_init_len)
diff --git a/include/homer.h b/include/homer.h
index 5649a7f0f..c6245a1d7 100644
--- a/include/homer.h
+++ b/include/homer.h
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 #define PROTO_RTCP_JSON     0x05
 
 void homer_sender_init(const endpoint_t *, int, int);
-int homer_send(GString *, const str *, const endpoint_t *, const endpoint_t *,
-		const struct timeval *, int);
+int homer_send(GString *, const str *, const endpoint_t *, const endpoint_t *, int64_t, int);
 int has_homer(void);
 
 #endif