diff --git a/pairwise_compare.py b/pairwise_compare.py
index 7e819ec..3bea5eb 100755
--- a/pairwise_compare.py
+++ b/pairwise_compare.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def training_entry():
     with lzma.open(TRAINING_LOG_PATH, mode='wt') as tlog:
         # training loop
         training_start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
-        last_ack = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+        last_ack = datetime.datetime.now()
 
         for step in range(TRAIN_STEPS):
             a, b, y = sample_batch(TRAIN_BATCHSZ)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def training_entry():
             # also print to normal text log occasionally to show some activity.
             # every 10 steps check if its been longer than 5 seconds since we've updated the user
             if step % 10 == 0:
-                if (datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc) - last_ack).total_seconds() > 5:
+                if (datetime.datetime.now() - last_ack).total_seconds() > 5:
                     log.info(f"still training... step={step} of {TRAIN_STEPS}")
                     last_ack = datetime.datetime.now()