diff --git a/storagehandler.C b/storagehandler.C
index f3e2532..a68da8f 100644
--- a/storagehandler.C
+++ b/storagehandler.C
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
     struct timeval sel_time;
     sel_time.tv_sec = le32toh(*secs);
+    sel_time.tv_usec = 0;
     ipmi_ret_t rc = IPMI_CC_OK;
     int rct = settimeofday(&sel_time, NULL);