diff --git a/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt b/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
index 15cfb94..62668c6 100644
--- a/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
+++ b/shared/src/androidMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ import java.time.OffsetDateTime
 import java.time.ZoneOffset
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
-actual class DateUtils actual constructor(appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
-    val ads: AppSettingsService = appSettingsService // TODO: why is this needed now ?
+actual class DateUtils actual constructor(actual val appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
 
     actual fun parseDate(dateString: String): Long {
 
         val FORMATTERV1 = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
 
-        return if (ads.getApiVersion() >= 4) {
+        return if (appSettingsService.getApiVersion() >= 4) {
             OffsetDateTime.parse(dateString).toInstant().toEpochMilli()
         } else {
             LocalDateTime.parse(dateString, DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(FORMATTERV1)).toInstant(
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
index 35ecfa5..d235b97 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.service.AppSettingsService
 fun SelfossModel.Item.parseDate(dateUtils: DateUtils): Long =
     dateUtils.parseDate(this.datetime)
 
-expect class DateUtils(appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
+expect class DateUtils constructor(appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
+    val appSettingsService: AppSettingsService // This is needed because of https://stackoverflow.com/a/65249085
+
     fun parseDate(dateString: String): Long
 
     fun parseRelativeDate(dateString: String): String
diff --git a/shared/src/iosArm64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt b/shared/src/iosArm64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
index b217356..b55ec14 100644
--- a/shared/src/iosArm64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
+++ b/shared/src/iosArm64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.utils
 
 import bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.service.AppSettingsService
 
-actual class DateUtils actual constructor(appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
+actual class DateUtils actual constructor(actual val appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
     actual fun parseDate(dateString: String): Long {
         TODO("Not yet implemented")
     }
diff --git a/shared/src/iosX64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt b/shared/src/iosX64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
index b217356..b55ec14 100644
--- a/shared/src/iosX64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
+++ b/shared/src/iosX64Main/kotlin/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/utils/DateUtils.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.utils
 
 import bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.service.AppSettingsService
 
-actual class DateUtils actual constructor(appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
+actual class DateUtils actual constructor(actual val appSettingsService: AppSettingsService) {
     actual fun parseDate(dateString: String): Long {
         TODO("Not yet implemented")
     }