diff --git a/install_gradle.sh b/install_gradle.sh
index d6134103..5315f0ad 100755
--- a/install_gradle.sh
+++ b/install_gradle.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ GRADLE_VERSION=${GRADLE_VERSION:-2.14.1}
 
 BASE=/opt
 
-date
-start_time="$(date +%s)"
-echo
+start_time="$(start_timer)"                                                                                                                                                          |
 
 if ! [ -e "$BASE/gradle" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$BASE"
@@ -51,13 +49,6 @@ export PATH=\$PATH:\$GRADLE_HOME/bin
 EOF
 fi
 
-echo
-date
-echo
-end_time="$(date +%s)"
-# if start and end time are the same let returns exit code 1
-let time_taken=$end_time-$start_time || :
-echo "Completed in $time_taken secs"
-echo
+time_taken "$start_time"
 section2 "Gradle Install Completed"
 echo