3 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/repository/config.go b/repository/config.go
index ec5094e0..d72e7b4e 100644
--- a/repository/config.go
+++ b/repository/config.go
@@ -32,18 +32,17 @@ type Config interface {
 	// ReadTimestamp read a single timestamp value from the config
 	// Return ErrNoConfigEntry or ErrMultipleConfigEntry if
 	// there is zero or more than one entry for this key
-	ReadTimestamp(key string) (*time.Time, error)
+	ReadTimestamp(key string) (time.Time, error)
 
 	// RemoveAll removes all key/value pair matching the key prefix
 	RemoveAll(keyPrefix string) error
 }
 
-func parseTimestamp(s string) (*time.Time, error) {
+func parseTimestamp(s string) (time.Time, error) {
 	timestamp, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return time.Time{}, err
 	}
 
-	t := time.Unix(int64(timestamp), 0)
-	return &t, nil
+	return time.Unix(int64(timestamp), 0), nil
 }
diff --git a/repository/config_git.go b/repository/config_git.go
index eac882a2..63ca2457 100644
--- a/repository/config_git.go
+++ b/repository/config_git.go
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ func (gc *gitConfig) ReadBool(key string) (bool, error) {
 	return strconv.ParseBool(val)
 }
 
-func (gc *gitConfig) ReadTimestamp(key string) (*time.Time, error) {
+func (gc *gitConfig) ReadTimestamp(key string) (time.Time, error) {
 	value, err := gc.ReadString(key)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return time.Time{}, err
 	}
 	return parseTimestamp(value)
 }
diff --git a/repository/config_mem.go b/repository/config_mem.go
index e2cffd9c..bd680d03 100644
--- a/repository/config_mem.go
+++ b/repository/config_mem.go
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ func (mc *memConfig) ReadBool(key string) (bool, error) {
 	return strconv.ParseBool(val)
 }
 
-func (mc *memConfig) ReadTimestamp(key string) (*time.Time, error) {
+func (mc *memConfig) ReadTimestamp(key string) (time.Time, error) {
 	value, err := mc.ReadString(key)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return time.Time{}, err
 	}
+
 	timestamp, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return time.Time{}, err
 	}
 
-	t := time.Unix(int64(timestamp), 0)
-	return &t, nil
+	return time.Unix(int64(timestamp), 0), nil
 }
 
 // RmConfigs remove all key/value pair matching the key prefix