diff --git a/django_mailer/__init__.py b/django_mailer/__init__.py
index be0b1c22..b353de41 100644
--- a/django_mailer/__init__.py
+++ b/django_mailer/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-VERSION = (1, 2, 0)
+VERSION = (1, 2, 2)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('django_mailer')
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/django_mailer/models.py b/django_mailer/models.py
index b50897db..8ea12851 100644
--- a/django_mailer/models.py
+++ b/django_mailer/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django_mailer import constants, managers
-import datetime
+try:
+    from django.utils.timezone import now as default_now
+except ImportError:
+    # Django < 1.4 comes without timezone support
+    from datetime.datetime import now as default_now
 
 
 PRIORITIES = (
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ class Message(models.Model):
     subject = models.CharField(max_length=255)
 
     encoded_message = models.TextField()
-    date_created = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
+    date_created = models.DateTimeField(default=default_now)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ('date_created',)
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ class QueuedMessage(models.Model):
                                             default=constants.PRIORITY_NORMAL)
     deferred = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
     retries = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
-    date_queued = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
+    date_queued = models.DateTimeField(default=default_now)
 
     objects = managers.QueueManager()
 
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ class Meta:
         ordering = ('priority', 'date_queued')
 
     def defer(self):
-        self.deferred = datetime.datetime.now()
+        self.deferred = default_now()
         self.save()
 
 
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ class Blacklist(models.Model):
     
     """
     email = models.EmailField(max_length=200)
-    date_added = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
+    date_added = models.DateTimeField(default=default_now)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ('-date_added',)
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ class Log(models.Model):
     """
     message = models.ForeignKey(Message, editable=False)
     result = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(choices=RESULT_CODES)
-    date = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
+    date = models.DateTimeField(default=default_now)
     log_message = models.TextField()
 
     class Meta: