diff --git a/python/ecl/util/util/ctime.py b/python/ecl/util/util/ctime.py
index 1500c3247..0b7beaf9b 100644
--- a/python/ecl/util/util/ctime.py
+++ b/python/ecl/util/util/ctime.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def date(self):
         return datetime.date(*self.time()[0:3])
 
     def datetime(self):
-        return datetime.datetime(*self.time()[0:6])
+        return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(self.ctime())
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.datetime().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z")