diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0808e76e..67fb6638 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$ncurses_cv_wget_wch" != xyes],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([ncurses does not support wide characters])])
 
 ### Check for glib libraries
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([glib], [glib-2.0 >= 2.62], [],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([glib 2.62 or higher is required for profanity])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([glib], [glib-2.0 >= 2.56.0], [],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([glib 2.56.0 or higher is required for profanity])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([gio], [gio-2.0], [],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([libgio-2.0 from glib-2.0 is required for profanity])])
 
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([curl], [libcurl], [],
     [AC_CHECK_LIB([curl], [main], [],
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([libcurl is required for profanity])])])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE], [sqlite3 >= 3.28.0], [],
-    [AC_MSG_ERROR([sqlite3 3.28.0 or higher is required for profanity profanity])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE], [sqlite3 >= 3.27.0], [],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([sqlite3 3.27.0 or higher is required for profanity profanity])])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_icons_and_clipboard" != xno],
     [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTK], [gtk+-2.0 >= 2.24.10],
diff --git a/src/database.c b/src/database.c
index 205b3a97..76f85a82 100644
--- a/src/database.c
+++ b/src/database.c
@@ -289,9 +289,15 @@ _add_to_db(ProfMessage *message, char *type, const Jid * const from_jid, const J
     gchar *date_fmt;
 
     if (message->timestamp) {
-        date_fmt = g_date_time_format_iso8601(message->timestamp);
+        // g_date_time_format_iso8601() is only availble from glib 2.62 on.
+        // To still support Debian buster lets use g_date_time_format() for now.
+        //date_fmt = g_date_time_format_iso8601(message->timestamp);
+        date_fmt = g_date_time_format(message->timestamp,"%FT%T%:::z");
     } else {
-        date_fmt = g_date_time_format_iso8601(g_date_time_new_now_local());
+        // g_date_time_format_iso8601() is only availble from glib 2.62 on.
+        // To still support Debian buster lets use g_date_time_format() for now.
+        //date_fmt = g_date_time_format_iso8601(g_date_time_new_now_local());
+        date_fmt = g_date_time_format(g_date_time_new_now_local(), "%FT%T%:::z" );
     }
 
     const char *enc = _get_message_enc_str(message->enc);