diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 15707d3b..5dbd1dc9 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+24/06/2010
+- replace internal get_time() calls with standard PHP5 microtime(true) calls in Smarty_Internal_Utility
+
+
 22/06/2010
 - allow spaces between typecast and value in template syntax
 - bugfix get correct count of traversables in {foreach} tag
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
index 61528c50..83e62c60 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
                 } 
                 echo '<br>', $_dir, '---', $_template_file;
                 flush();
-                $_start_time = $this->_get_time();
+                $_start_time = microtime(true);
                 try {
                     $_tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate($_template_file);
                     if ($_tpl->mustCompile()) {
                         $_tpl->compileTemplateSource();
-                        echo ' compiled in  ', $this->_get_time() - $_start_time, ' seconds';
+                        echo ' compiled in  ', microtime(true) - $_start_time, ' seconds';
                         flush();
                     } else {
                         echo ' is up to date';
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
                 } 
                 echo '<br>', $_dir, '---', $_config_file;
                 flush();
-                $_start_time = $this->_get_time();
+                $_start_time = microtime(true);
                 try {
                     $_config = new Smarty_Internal_Config($_config_file, $this->smarty);
                     if ($_config->mustCompile()) {
                         $_config->compileConfigSource();
-                        echo ' compiled in  ', $this->_get_time() - $_start_time, ' seconds';
+                        echo ' compiled in  ', microtime(true) - $_start_time, ' seconds';
                         flush();
                     } else {
                         echo ' is up to date';