diff --git a/src/bees.cc b/src/bees.cc
index a79d1fc..9458c91 100644
--- a/src/bees.cc
+++ b/src/bees.cc
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ bees_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	THROW_CHECK1(invalid_argument, argc, argc >= 0);
 
 	// Defaults
-	int chatter_prefix_timestamp = 1;
+	bool chatter_prefix_timestamp = true;
 
 	// Parse options
 	int c;
@@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ bees_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'T':
-				chatter_prefix_timestamp = 0;
+				chatter_prefix_timestamp = false;
 				break;
 			case 't':
-				chatter_prefix_timestamp = 1;
+				chatter_prefix_timestamp = true;
 				break;
 			case 'h':
 				do_cmd_help(argv);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ bees_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	ChatterTimestamp cts(chatter_prefix_timestamp);
+	Chatter::enable_timestamp(chatter_prefix_timestamp);
 
 	// Create a context and start crawlers
 	bool did_subscription = false;