diff --git a/sploitscan/importers/__init__.py b/sploitscan/importers/__init__.py
index adc73ec..88a8ff2 100644
--- a/sploitscan/importers/__init__.py
+++ b/sploitscan/importers/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import re
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from typing import Callable, Iterable, List, Optional
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 _CVE_REGEX = re.compile(r"CVE-\d{4}-\d{4,7}$")
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ def import_vulnerability_data_from_dir(dir_path: str) -> List[str]:
         print(f"❌ Error: '{dir_path}' is not a directory. Use --input-dir with a directory path.")
         return []
 
-    p = pathlib.Path(dir_path, encoding='utf-8').glob('**/*')
+    p = Path(dir_path).glob('**/*')
     reports_list = [str(x) for x in p if x.is_file()]
 
     cve_ids_list = []
diff --git a/sploitscan/utils.py b/sploitscan/utils.py
index d3a6eff..683d5d6 100644
--- a/sploitscan/utils.py
+++ b/sploitscan/utils.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def generate_filename(cve_ids: Iterable[str], extension: str) -> str:
     Generate a timestamped filename like:
     20250101T123456Z_CVE-2024-1709_CVE-2024-21413_and_more_export.html
     """
-    ts = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
+    ts = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
     ids: List[str] = list(cve_ids)
     cve_part = "_".join(ids[:3]) + ("_and_more" if len(ids) > 3 else "")
     cve_part = cve_part or "report"