diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Date/Converter.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Date/Converter.php
index d7d2b699e82a1ef6a4eba95d12a2354b502a1306..7670e77e69d3a033ce5d1a0315adf7b220e924dd 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Date/Converter.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Date/Converter.php
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
  * @link     http://vufind.org/wiki/Date_And_Time_Functions Wiki
  */
 namespace VuFind\Date;
-use VuFind\Config\Reader as ConfigReader, VuFind\Exception\Date as DateException;
+use DateTime, VuFind\Config\Reader as ConfigReader,
+    VuFind\Exception\Date as DateException;
 
 /**
  * Date/time conversion functionality.