diff --git a/packit.yaml b/.packit.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from packit.yaml
rename to .packit.yaml
diff --git a/utils/coreutils.go b/utils/coreutils.go
index 0fc79836b..cd2796198 100644
--- a/utils/coreutils.go
+++ b/utils/coreutils.go
@@ -761,10 +761,12 @@ func GetCGRVersion() (vers string, err error) {
 	var commitHash string
 	var commitDate time.Time
 	var matched bool
-	commitDate, err = time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00", strings.TrimSpace(GitCommitDate))
-	if err != nil {
-		return vers, fmt.Errorf("Building version - error: <%s> compiling commit date", err.Error())
-	}
+
+	commitDate, _ = time.Parse("2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00", strings.TrimSpace(GitCommitDate))
+	//ignoring err temporarily until a future fix since we dont get correct date format in older linux distributions
+	//if err != nil {
+	//return vers, fmt.Errorf("Building version - error: <%s> compiling commit date", err.Error())
+	//}
 	matched, err = regexp.MatchString("^[0-9a-f]{12,}$", GitCommitHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return vers, fmt.Errorf("Building version - error: <%s> compiling commit hash", err.Error())
diff --git a/utils/coreutils_test.go b/utils/coreutils_test.go
index 97a9ed3f8..ee46d5dea 100644
--- a/utils/coreutils_test.go
+++ b/utils/coreutils_test.go
@@ -1319,13 +1319,13 @@ func TestGetCGRVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if vers != expVers {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting: <%s>, received: <%s>", expVers, vers)
 	}
-	GitCommitDate = "wrong format"
-	GitCommitHash = "73014daa0c1d7edcb532d5fe600b8a20d588cdf8"
-	if vers, err := GetCGRVersion(); err == nil || err.Error() != `Building version - error: <parsing time "wrong format" as "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00": cannot parse "wrong format" as "2006"> compiling commit date` {
-		t.Error(err)
-	} else if vers != expVers {
-		t.Errorf("Expecting: <%s>, received: <%s>", expVers, vers)
-	}
+	// GitCommitDate = "wrong format"
+	// GitCommitHash = "73014daa0c1d7edcb532d5fe600b8a20d588cdf8"
+	// if vers, err := GetCGRVersion(); err == nil || err.Error() != `Building version - error: <parsing time "wrong format" as "2006-01-02T15:04:05-07:00": cannot parse "wrong format" as "2006"> compiling commit date` {
+	// 	t.Error(err)
+	// } else if vers != expVers {
+	// 	t.Errorf("Expecting: <%s>, received: <%s>", expVers, vers)
+	// }
 	GitCommitDate = "2016-12-30T19:48:09+01:00"
 	GitCommitHash = "73014DAA0C1D7EDCB532D5FE600B8A20D588CDF8"
 	if vers, err := GetCGRVersion(); err == nil || err.Error() != `Building version - error: <Regex not matched> compiling commit hash` {