diff --git a/dbfp.py b/dbfp.py
index 2298fb6..853d2b4 100644
--- a/dbfp.py
+++ b/dbfp.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, check_call
 # our libs
 from libs import fingerprint
 from libs import android
+from libs.toolbox import ToolBox
 from libs.fingerprint_index import FingerprintIndex
 
 BASE_DIR    = "data"
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def androidPull():
   for dir_name in dir_names:
     fq_dir = BASE_DIR + os.path.sep + dir_name
     ap.pullApp(BASE_DIR, dir_name)
-    __createFingerprint(fq_dir, dir_name)
+    __createFingerprint(fq_dir, FP_BASE_DIR, dir_name)
 
 #
 def androidData(data_dir):
@@ -78,19 +79,20 @@ def androidData(data_dir):
   except:
     return
 
-  if (not mkdir(FP_BASE_DIR)):
+  out_dir = FP_BASE_DIR + "_" + ToolBox.getTimestampStr()
+  if (not mkdir(out_dir)):
     logging.error("ERROR creating directory: {}".format(FP_BASE_DIR))
     return
 
   for ddir in dirs:
-    fq_dir = data_dir + os.path.sep + ddir
-    __createFingerprint(fq_dir, ddir)
+    in_dir = data_dir + os.path.sep + ddir
+    __createFingerprint(in_dir, out_dir, ddir)
 
 # in_dir:  fully qualified directory path to find sqlite files
-def __createFingerprint(fq_dir, dir_name):
+def __createFingerprint(in_dir, out_dir, dir_name):
   try:
-    db_dir = fq_dir + os.path.sep + "databases"
-    logging.info("fq_dir=={}".format(db_dir))
+    db_dir = in_dir + os.path.sep + "databases"
+    logging.info("in_dir=={}".format(db_dir))
     files = os.listdir(db_dir)
   except:
     # not finding a databases folder is normal, not all apps use sqlite
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ def __createFingerprint(fq_dir, dir_name):
     retVal = db.scanDBFile(ddir)
     if (retVal > 0):
       fname = dir_name + "__" + filein + "__dbfp" + ".json"
-      fq_name = FP_BASE_DIR + os.path.sep + fname
+      fq_name = out_dir + os.path.sep + fname
       db.setAppName(dir_name)
       db.writeFingerprintFile(fq_name)
 
diff --git a/libs/fingerprint.py b/libs/fingerprint.py
index f35d70b..095e412 100644
--- a/libs/fingerprint.py
+++ b/libs/fingerprint.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import sqlite3
 import hashlib
 import time
 import logging
-from libs import toolbox
+from libs.toolbox import ToolBox
 from libs.exceptions import FingerprintWrite
 
 delimeter = "|"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class FingerprintDB:
 
     try:
       # extract file name from path+filename
-      self.dbName = toolbox.ToolBox.parseFilenameIncExt(filein)
+      self.dbName = ToolBox.parseFilenameIncExt(filein)
     except:
       self.dbName = filein
     try:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       return
 
     try:
-      filename = toolbox.ToolBox.getTimestampFilename(self.filein)
+      filename = ToolBox.getTimestampFilename(self.filein)
       fh = open(filename, "w")
       try:
         self.__writeFingerprint(fh)
diff --git a/libs/toolbox.py b/libs/toolbox.py
index ba619af..f82d4e2 100644
--- a/libs/toolbox.py
+++ b/libs/toolbox.py
@@ -44,7 +44,17 @@ class ToolBox:
   @staticmethod
   def getTimestampFilename(fqfilename):
     """ return output file name """
-    timestr = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S', time.localtime(time.time()))
+    timestr = getTimestampStr()
     filename = ToolBox.parseFilename(fqfilename)
     fileout = filename + "_" + timestr + '.json'
     return fileout
+
+  #
+  @staticmethod
+  def getTimestampStr():
+    timestr = '000'
+    try:
+      timestr = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S', time.localtime(time.time()))
+    except:
+      pass
+    return timestr