diff --git a/applications/dns/dns.nix b/applications/dns/dns.nix
index 155cfea..8b4b8b5 100644
--- a/applications/dns/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns/dns.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
   pkgs,
   config,
   nodes,
+  self,
   ...
 }: let
   name = "dns";
   cfg = config.services.skynet."${name}";
 
   # reads that date to a string (will need to be fixed in 2038)
-  current_date = builtins.currentTime;
+  current_date = self.lastModified;
 
   # this gets a list of all domains we have records for
   domains = lib.lists.naturalSort (
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 397c1fe..91e8f7b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
           overlays = [];
         };
         specialArgs = {
-          inherit inputs;
+          inherit inputs self;
         };
       };