diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
index 33a387e7..e4ae511a 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/kext.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func RecvVerdictRequest() (*VerdictRequest, error) {
 	}
 
 	timestamp := time.Now()
-	defer log.Tracef("winkext: getting verdict request took %s", time.Now().Sub(timestamp))
+	defer log.Tracef("winkext: getting verdict request took %s", time.Since(timestamp))
 	// Initialize struct for the output data
 	var new VerdictRequest
 
diff --git a/firewall/interception/windowskext/service.go b/firewall/interception/windowskext/service.go
index 647753c6..ed4429e8 100644
--- a/firewall/interception/windowskext/service.go
+++ b/firewall/interception/windowskext/service.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func waitForServiceStatus(handle windows.Handle, neededStatus uint32, timeLimit
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("failed while waiting for service to start: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if time.Now().Sub(start) > timeLimit {
+		if time.Since(start) > timeLimit {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("time limit reached")
 		}