diff --git a/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2020JulySeptember/homework4/Britt/EspduSender.java b/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2020JulySeptember/homework4/Britt/EspduSender.java
index 0b8a472d4b404ef3ef2b7fe6fab055b9b38968f4..14692b8b667f683442ae31da225e82c661e28a37 100644
--- a/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2020JulySeptember/homework4/Britt/EspduSender.java
+++ b/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2020JulySeptember/homework4/Britt/EspduSender.java
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public class EspduSender
         int                port = DEFAULT_MULTICAST_PORT;
         MulticastSocket  socket = null; // must be initialized to avoid later error, even if null;
         EntityStatePdu    espdu = new EntityStatePdu();
-        DisTime         disTime = new DisTime();
 
 		// ICBM coordinates for my office
 		double latitude = 36.639222;
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ public class EspduSender
 				// update the timestamp on ALL packets sent.
 				// An alterative approach: actually follow the standard. It's a crazy concept,
 				// but it might just work.
-				int timestamp = disTime.getDisAbsoluteTimestamp();
+				int timestamp = DisTime.getCurrentDisAbsoluteTimestamp();
 				espdu.setTimestamp(timestamp);
 
 				// Set the position of the entity in the world. DIS uses a cartesian