diff --git a/script.xbmcbackup/addon.xml b/script.xbmcbackup/addon.xml
index b5f70fab5..14b6c1e03 100644
--- a/script.xbmcbackup/addon.xml
+++ b/script.xbmcbackup/addon.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="script.xbmcbackup"
-    name="Backup" version="1.7.2" provider-name="robweber">
+    name="Backup" version="1.7.3" provider-name="robweber">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
     <import addon="script.module.dateutil" version="2.8.0" />
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
 		<screenshot>resources/images/screenshot3.jpg</screenshot>
 		<screenshot>resources/images/screenshot4.jpg</screenshot>
     </assets>
-    <news>Version 1.7.2
-Fix bug with gui settings restore
-strptime Python bugfix
+    <news>Version 1.7.3
+additional strptime modifications to fix scheduler behavior
 </news>
     <summary lang="ar_SA">إنسخ إحتياطياً قاعده بيانات إكس بى إم سى وملفات اﻹعدادات فى حاله وقوع إنهيار مع إمكانيه اﻹسترجاع</summary>
     <summary lang="bg_BG">Добавката може да създава резервни копия и възстановява базата данни и настройките на Kodi, в случай на срив или повреда на файловете.</summary>
diff --git a/script.xbmcbackup/resources/lib/authorizers.py b/script.xbmcbackup/resources/lib/authorizers.py
index 27203dffc..2d943c043 100644
--- a/script.xbmcbackup/resources/lib/authorizers.py
+++ b/script.xbmcbackup/resources/lib/authorizers.py
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@
     pass
 
 # fix for datetime.strptime bug https://kodi.wiki/view/Python_Problems#datetime.strptime
-class proxydt(datetime.datetime):
+def patch_strptime(date_string, format):
+    return datetime.datetime(*(time.strptime(date_string, format)[:6]))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def strptime(cls, date_string, format):
-        return datetime.datetime(*(time.strptime(date_string, format)[:6]))
-
-datetime.datetime = proxydt
 
 class QRCode(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -139,24 +135,21 @@ def getClient(self):
 
     def _setToken(self, token):
         # write the token files
-        token_file = open(xbmcvfs.translatePath(utils.data_dir() + self.TOKEN_FILE), 'w')
-
-        token_file.write(json.dumps({"access_token": token.access_token, "refresh_token": token.refresh_token, "expiration": str(token.expires_at)}))
-        token_file.close()
+        with open(xbmcvfs.translatePath(utils.data_dir() + self.TOKEN_FILE), 'w') as token_file:
+            token_file.write(json.dumps({"access_token": token.access_token, "refresh_token": token.refresh_token, "expiration": str(token.expires_at)}))
 
     def _getToken(self):
         result = {}
         # get token, if it exists
         if(xbmcvfs.exists(xbmcvfs.translatePath(utils.data_dir() + self.TOKEN_FILE))):
-            token_file = open(xbmcvfs.translatePath(utils.data_dir() + self.TOKEN_FILE))
-            token = token_file.read()
+            token = ""
+            with open(xbmcvfs.translatePath(utils.data_dir() + self.TOKEN_FILE), 'r') as token_file:
+                token = token_file.read()
 
             if(token.strip() != ""):
                 result = json.loads(token)
                 # convert expiration back to a datetime object
-                result['expiration'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(result['expiration'], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
-
-            token_file.close()
+                result['expiration'] = patch_strptime(result['expiration'], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
 
         return result