diff --git a/homeassistant/components/script.py b/homeassistant/components/script.py
index 265fdd8c1cc..97e12c47a46 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/script.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/script.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Scripts are a sequence of actions that can be triggered manually
 by the user or automatically based upon automation events, etc.
 """
 import logging
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta
+import homeassistant.util.dt as date_util
 import threading
 
 from homeassistant.util import split_entity_id
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class Script(object):
                 self._call_service(action)
             elif CONF_DELAY in action:
                 delay = timedelta(**action[CONF_DELAY])
-                point_in_time = datetime.now() + delay
+                point_in_time = date_util.now() + delay
                 self.listener = self.hass.track_point_in_time(
                     self, point_in_time)
                 return False