diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/netflow9/protocol/header.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/netflow9/protocol/header.rs
index fec54c27..2dc8dc5f 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/netflow9/protocol/header.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/netflow9/protocol/header.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use lqos_utils::unix_time::time_since_boot;
+use lqos_utils::unix_time::{time_since_boot, unix_now};
 use nix::sys::time::TimeValLike;
 
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ impl Netflow9Header {
     /// Create a new Netflow 9 header
     pub(crate) fn new(flow_sequence: u32, record_count_including_templates: u16) -> Self {
         let uptime = time_since_boot().unwrap();
+        let unix_secs = unix_now().unwrap_or(0);
 
         Self {
             version: (9u16).to_be(),
             count: record_count_including_templates.to_be(),
             sys_uptime: (uptime.num_milliseconds() as u32).to_be(),
-            unix_secs: (uptime.num_seconds() as u32).to_be(),
+            unix_secs: (unix_secs as u32).to_be(),
             package_sequence: flow_sequence.to_be(),
             source_id: 0,
         }