diff --git a/src/openalpr/support/timing.cpp b/src/openalpr/support/timing.cpp
index a633aef..95c941d 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/support/timing.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/support/timing.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ timespec diff(timespec start, timespec end)
   return temp;
 }
 
+
+long getEpochTime()
+{
+  return std::time(0) * 1000;
+} 
+
 #else
 
 void getTime(timespec* time)
@@ -138,10 +144,14 @@ timespec diff(timespec start, timespec end)
   return temp;
 }
 
+
+long getEpochTime()
+{
+    struct timeval tp;
+    gettimeofday(&tp, NULL);
+    long int ms = tp.tv_sec * 1000 + tp.tv_usec / 1000;
+} 
+
 #endif
 
 
-int getEpochTime()
-{
-    return std::time(0);
-}
diff --git a/src/openalpr/support/timing.h b/src/openalpr/support/timing.h
index b48e14d..2de04d2 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/support/timing.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/support/timing.h
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <ctime>
 
+#ifdef WINDOWS
+    // Import windows only stuff
+#else
+    #include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
+
 // Support for OS X
 #ifdef __MACH__
 #include <mach/clock.h>
@@ -20,6 +26,6 @@
 void getTime(timespec* time);
 double diffclock(timespec time1,timespec time2);
 
-int getEpochTime();
+long getEpochTime();
 
 #endif