1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/markit/cds.py b/python/markit/cds.py
index b25c2df0..2ae7692f 100644
--- a/python/markit/cds.py
+++ b/python/markit/cds.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import zipfile
 import time
 from common import root
 from pandas.tseries.offsets import BDay
-
+import pandas as pd
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def convertToNone(v):
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ def download_cds_data(payload):
 def download_composite_data(payload, historical=False):
     ## if historical, we want to maintain the invariant mtime(f)== payload['date'] + BDay(1)
     if historical:
-        ts = datetime.datetime.strptime(payload['date'], "%Y%m%d") + BDay(1)
-        ts = ts.timestamp()
+        ts = (pd.Timestamp(payload['date']) + BDay(1)).timestamp()
     for report in ['COMPOSITES', 'TRANCHE_COMPOSITES']:
         for family in ['CDX', 'ITRAXX-EUROPE']:
             payload.update({'family': family, 'report': report})