diff --git a/cfddns.sh b/cfddns.sh
index dc4ae72..64dfaf9 100644
--- a/cfddns.sh
+++ b/cfddns.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ else
   width=80
 fi
 
+getTimeStamp() {
+  (date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+}
+
+
 ### functions
 badParam() {
   if [ "$1" = "null" ]; then