diff --git a/stepmania/src/DateTime.cpp b/stepmania/src/DateTime.cpp
index 13c76c0d38..3357141df2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/DateTime.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/DateTime.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,18 @@ void DateTime::Init()
 DateTime DateTime::GetNowDateTime()
 {
 	time_t now = time(NULL);
-    DateTime tNow;
+    tm tNow;
 	localtime_r( &now, &tNow );
-	return tNow;
+	DateTime dtNow;
+#define COPY_M( v ) dtNow.v = tNow.v;
+	COPY_M( tm_year );
+	COPY_M( tm_mon );
+	COPY_M( tm_mday );
+	COPY_M( tm_hour );
+	COPY_M( tm_min );
+	COPY_M( tm_sec );
+#undef COPY_M
+	return dtNow;
 }
 
 DateTime DateTime::GetNowDate()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/DateTime.h b/stepmania/src/DateTime.h
index 73ec40ad6f..3d5051ffc9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/DateTime.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/DateTime.h
@@ -25,14 +25,21 @@ tm GetNextSunday( tm start );
 tm GetDayInYearAndYear( int iDayInYearIndex, int iYear );
 
 
-struct DateTime : public tm
+struct DateTime 
 {
+    int tm_sec;     /* seconds after the minute - [0,59] */
+    int tm_min;     /* minutes after the hour - [0,59] */
+    int tm_hour;    /* hours since midnight - [0,23] */
+    int tm_mday;    /* day of the month - [1,31] */
+    int tm_mon;     /* months since January - [0,11] */
+    int tm_year;    /* years since 1900 */
+
 	DateTime();
 	void Init();
 
 	bool operator<( const DateTime& other ) const
 	{
-	#define COMPARE( v ) if(v!=other.v) return v<other.v;
+	#define COMPARE( v ) if(v<other.v) return true; if(v>other.v) return false;
 		COMPARE( tm_year );
 		COMPARE( tm_mon );
 		COMPARE( tm_mday );
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ struct DateTime : public tm
 		COMPARE( tm_sec );
 	#undef COMPARE
 		// they're equal
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	}
 	bool operator==( const DateTime& other ) const 
 	{