diff --git a/pgpainless-wot-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/pgpainless/wot/cli/WotCLI.kt b/pgpainless-wot-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/pgpainless/wot/cli/WotCLI.kt
index 5469fb20..bb0a6ed3 100644
--- a/pgpainless-wot-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/pgpainless/wot/cli/WotCLI.kt
+++ b/pgpainless-wot-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/pgpainless/wot/cli/WotCLI.kt
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ class WotCLI: Callable<Int> {
 
     private val referenceTime: ReferenceTime
         get() {
-            return if (time == null) {
+            val cTime = time
+            return if (cTime == null) {
                 ReferenceTime.now()
             } else {
-                val date = DateUtil.parseUTCDate(time)
+                val date = DateUtil.parseUTCDate(cTime)
                 ReferenceTime.timestamp(date)
             }
         }
diff --git a/pgpainless-wot/build.gradle b/pgpainless-wot/build.gradle
index db8b2818..f94058d0 100644
--- a/pgpainless-wot/build.gradle
+++ b/pgpainless-wot/build.gradle
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies {
         exclude(group: "org.pgpainless", module: "pgpainless-core")
     }
 
-    implementation(project(":pgpainless-core"))
+    api(project(":pgpainless-core"))
     api(project(":wot-dijkstra"))
 }