diff --git a/bbot/scanner/scanner.py b/bbot/scanner/scanner.py
index a5b04bc2c..0915c4cb9 100644
--- a/bbot/scanner/scanner.py
+++ b/bbot/scanner/scanner.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import regex as re
 from pathlib import Path
 from sys import exc_info
-from datetime import datetime, UTC
+from datetime import datetime
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from bbot import __version__
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ async def async_start_without_generator(self):
 
     async def async_start(self):
         """ """
-        self.start_time = datetime.now(UTC)
+        self.start_time = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("UTC"))
         self.root_event.data["started_at"] = self.start_time.timestamp()
         try:
             await self._prep()
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ async def _mark_finished(self):
         else:
             status = "FINISHED"
 
-        self.end_time = datetime.now(UTC)
+        self.end_time = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("UTC"))
         self.duration = self.end_time - self.start_time
         self.duration_seconds = self.duration.total_seconds()
         self.duration_human = self.helpers.human_timedelta(self.duration)
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_db_models.py b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_db_models.py
index c29cc09a4..9c7139069 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_db_models.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_db_models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import datetime, UTC
+from datetime import datetime
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from bbot.models.pydantic import Event
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def test_pydantic_models(events):
     now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("America/New_York"))
     utc_now = utc_datetime_validator(now)
     assert now.timestamp() == utc_now.timestamp()
-    now2 = datetime.fromtimestamp(utc_now.timestamp(), UTC)
+    now2 = datetime.fromtimestamp(utc_now.timestamp(), ZoneInfo("UTC"))
     assert now2.timestamp() == utc_now.timestamp()
     utc_now2 = utc_datetime_validator(now2)
     assert utc_now2.timestamp() == utc_now.timestamp()