diff --git a/app/todomodule.cpp b/app/todomodule.cpp
index f9e90f7..736b5e4 100644
--- a/app/todomodule.cpp
+++ b/app/todomodule.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ bool TodoModule::messageHandler(Message msg)
                 QDateTime date = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
                 minutes += hours*60;
                 seconds += minutes*60;
-                date.addSecs(seconds);
-                t.date = date.toTime_t();
+                t.date = date.addSecs(seconds).toTime_t();
             }
             ++deltaIndex;
             if(splitter[deltaIndex].compare("every") == 0)