diff --git a/ogn/gateway/manage.py b/ogn/gateway/manage.py
index e19d48e..da21b93 100644
--- a/ogn/gateway/manage.py
+++ b/ogn/gateway/manage.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def import_logfile(ogn_logfile, reference_date, logfile='main.log', loglevel='IN
         return
 
     try:
-        datetime.strptime(reference_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
+        reference_date = datetime.strptime(reference_date, "%Y-%m-%d")
     except:
         print('\nError in reference_date argument', reference_date)
         return
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def import_logfile(ogn_logfile, reference_date, logfile='main.log', loglevel='IN
 
     print('Start importing ogn-logfile')
     for line in f:
-        process_beacon(line, datetime.combine(datetime.strptime(reference_date, "%Y-%m-%d").date(), datetime.utcnow().time()))
+        process_beacon(line, reference_date=reference_date)
 
     f.close()
     logging.shutdown()
diff --git a/ogn/gateway/process.py b/ogn/gateway/process.py
index 1eb07d4..29bf3a1 100644
--- a/ogn/gateway/process.py
+++ b/ogn/gateway/process.py
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ def replace_lonlat_with_wkt(message):
     return message
 
 
-def process_beacon(raw_message, reference_date=None):
+def process_beacon(raw_message, reference_date=None, reference_time=None):
     if raw_message[0] == '#':
         return
     try:
-        message = parse_aprs(raw_message, reference_date)
-
+        message = parse_aprs(raw_message, reference_date, reference_time)
         # symboltable / symbolcodes used by OGN:
         # I&: used as receiver
         # /X: helicopter_rotorcraft