diff --git a/util/timer/createTimer.js b/util/timer/createTimer.js
index 4081470..d76dde2 100644
--- a/util/timer/createTimer.js
+++ b/util/timer/createTimer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
 const parseTime = require('./parseTime');
 const timeUntil = require('./timeUntil');
 const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3').verbose();
@@ -11,6 +10,9 @@ module.exports = async function (message, args) {
 	let timeInSeconds;
 	if(Date.parse(args[0]) && parseFloat(args[0]).toString() === args[0]){
 		timeInSeconds = timeUntil(args[0]);
+		if(timeUntil.totalInSeconds < 0){
+			return message.channel.send("The date must not be in the past.");
+		}
 	}else {
 		timeInSeconds = parseTime(args[0], currentUnixTime);
 	}