diff --git a/theseus/src/api/logs.rs b/theseus/src/api/logs.rs
index c32c0d2f3..f1a14987b 100644
--- a/theseus/src/api/logs.rs
+++ b/theseus/src/api/logs.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ pub async fn get_logs_from_type(
     clear_contents: Option<bool>,
     logs: &mut Vec<crate::Result<Logs>>,
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-    let now = SystemTime::now();
-
     let logs_folder = match log_type {
         LogType::InfoLog => {
             DirectoryInfo::profile_logs_dir(profile_path).await?
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ pub async fn get_logs_from_type(
         {
             let entry: std::fs::DirEntry =
                 entry.map_err(|e| IOError::with_path(e, &logs_folder))?;
-            let age = entry.metadata()?.created().unwrap_or_else(|_| *now);
+            let age = entry.metadata()?.created().unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH);
             let path = entry.path();
             if !path.is_file() {
                 continue;
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ pub async fn get_logs_by_filename(
     .join(&filename);
 
     let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&path)?;
-    let age = metadata.created().unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::now());
+    let age = metadata.created().unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH);
 
     Logs::build(log_type, age, &profile_path, filename, Some(true)).await
 }