diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Test.php b/app/Console/Commands/Test.php
index 31f4d044..127bf921 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Test.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Test.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use Nexus\Database\NexusDB;
 use Nexus\Imdb\Imdb;
 use NexusPlugin\PostLike\PostLike;
 use NexusPlugin\StickyPromotion\Models\StickyPromotion;
+use NexusPlugin\StickyPromotion\Models\StickyPromotionParticipator;
 use Rhilip\Bencode\Bencode;
 
 class Test extends Command
@@ -76,10 +77,8 @@ class Test extends Command
      */
     public function handle()
     {
-        $torrent = Torrent::query()->find(2);
-        $torrent = apply_filter('torrent_detail', $torrent);
-        $user = \App\Models\User::query()->find(10001);
-        do_action('announced', $torrent->toArray(), $user->toArray());
+        $r = StickyPromotionParticipator::query()->first();
+        dd($r->created_at);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/include/globalfunctions.php b/include/globalfunctions.php
index 5608ee46..459c41d1 100644
--- a/include/globalfunctions.php
+++ b/include/globalfunctions.php
@@ -574,13 +574,13 @@ function last_query($all = false)
 
 function format_datetime($datetime, $format = 'Y-m-d H:i')
 {
-    if ($datetime instanceof \Carbon\Carbon) {
-        return $datetime->format($format);
+    try {
+        $carbonTime = \Carbon\Carbon::parse($datetime);
+        $carbonTime->format($format);
+    } catch (\Exception) {
+        do_log("Invalid datetime: $datetime", 'error');
+        return $datetime;
     }
-    if (is_numeric($datetime) && $datetime > strtotime('1970')) {
-        return date($format, $datetime);
-    }
-    return $datetime;
 }
 
 function nexus_trans($key, $replace = [], $locale = null)