diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ecd2604..e30916b2 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # phpvms <sup>7</sup>
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nabeelio/phpvms.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/nabeelio/phpvms) [![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/d668bebb0a3c46bda381af16ce3d9450)](https://www.codacy.com/app/nabeelio/phpvms?utm_source=github.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=nabeelio/phpvms&amp;utm_campaign=Badge_Grade) [![Total Downloads](https://poser.pugx.org/nabeel/phpvms/downloads)](https://packagist.org/packages/nabeel/phpvms) [![Latest Stable Version](https://poser.pugx.org/nabeel/phpvms/v/stable)](https://packagist.org/packages/nabeel/phpvms) [![Latest Unstable Version](https://poser.pugx.org/nabeel/phpvms/v/unstable)](https://packagist.org/packages/nabeel/phpvms) [![License](https://poser.pugx.org/nabeel/phpvms/license)](https://packagist.org/packages/nabeel/phpvms)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nabeelio/phpvms.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/nabeelio/phpvms) [![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/d668bebb0a3c46bda381af16ce3d9450)](https://www.codacy.com/app/nabeelio/phpvms?utm_source=github.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=nabeelio/phpvms&amp;utm_campaign=Badge_Grade) [![Latest Stable Version](https://poser.pugx.org/nabeel/phpvms/v/stable)](https://packagist.org/packages/nabeel/phpvms) ![StyleCI](https://github.styleci.io/repos/93688482/shield?branch=dev) [![License](https://poser.pugx.org/nabeel/phpvms/license)](https://packagist.org/packages/nabeel/phpvms)
 
 The next phpvms version built on the laravel framework. work in progress. If you're looking for 
 the old, phpVMS classic, it's [available here](https://github.com/nabeelio/phpvms_v2).
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php
index 4d42ec80..ff2b2ea1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php
@@ -147,11 +147,19 @@ class AcarsController extends Controller
             $position['type'] = AcarsType::FLIGHT_PATH;
 
             if (array_key_exists('sim_time', $position)) {
-                $position['sim_time'] = Carbon::createFromTimeString($position['sim_time']);
+                if ($position['sim_time'] instanceof \DateTime) {
+                    $position['sim_time'] = Carbon::instance($position['sim_time']);
+                } else {
+                    $position['sim_time'] = Carbon::createFromTimeString($position['sim_time']);
+                }
             }
 
             if (array_key_exists('created_at', $position)) {
-                $position['created_at'] = Carbon::createFromTimeString($position['created_at']);
+                if ($position['created_at'] instanceof \DateTime) {
+                    $position['created_at'] = Carbon::instance($position['created_at']);
+                } else {
+                    $position['created_at'] = Carbon::createFromTimeString($position['created_at']);
+                }
             }
 
             $update = Acars::create($position);
diff --git a/tests/MetarTest.php b/tests/MetarTest.php
index e877d9af..66d03805 100644
--- a/tests/MetarTest.php
+++ b/tests/MetarTest.php
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class MetarTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('AO2 PK WND 27045/2128 PRESRR SLP018 T01221044', $parsed['remarks']);
     }
 
+    public function testMetar2()
+    {
+        $metar = 'EGLL 261250Z AUTO 17014KT 8000 -RA BKN010/// '
+                .'BKN016/// OVC040/// //////TCU 13/12 Q1008 TEMPO 4000 RA';
+    }
+
     public function testMetarTrends()
     {
         $metar =
@@ -116,4 +122,5 @@ class MetarTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('VFR', $metar['category']);
         $this->assertNotNull($metar);
     }
+
 }