diff --git a/backends/GenerateC.hs b/backends/GenerateC.hs
index 22e21b3..c6e98ec 100644
--- a/backends/GenerateC.hs
+++ b/backends/GenerateC.hs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ data GenOps = GenOps {
     genForwardDeclaration :: GenOps -> A.Specification -> CGen(),
     genFuncDyadic :: GenOps -> Meta -> String -> A.Expression -> A.Expression -> CGen (),
     genFuncMonadic :: GenOps -> Meta -> String -> A.Expression -> CGen (),
+    -- | Gets the current time into the given variable
     genGetTime :: GenOps -> Meta -> A.Variable -> CGen (),
     genIf :: GenOps -> Meta -> A.Structured -> CGen (),
     genInput :: GenOps -> A.Variable -> A.InputMode -> CGen (),
@@ -1568,7 +1569,7 @@ cgenGetTime :: GenOps -> Meta -> A.Variable -> CGen ()
 cgenGetTime ops m v
     =  do tell ["ProcTime(&"]
           call genVariable ops v
-          tell [");\n"]
+          tell [");"]
 
 cgenWait :: GenOps -> A.WaitMode -> A.Expression -> CGen ()
 cgenWait ops A.WaitUntil e = call genTimerWait ops e
diff --git a/backends/GenerateCPPCSP.hs b/backends/GenerateCPPCSP.hs
index 86e9343..8ce4206 100644
--- a/backends/GenerateCPPCSP.hs
+++ b/backends/GenerateCPPCSP.hs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ cppgenTimerRead ops c v
 
 cppgenGetTime :: GenOps -> Meta -> A.Variable -> CGen ()
 cppgenGetTime ops m v
-    =  do tell ["csp::CurrentTime (&"]
+    =  do tell ["csp::CurrentTime(&"]
           call genVariable ops v
           tell [");"]
 
diff --git a/backends/GenerateCTest.hs b/backends/GenerateCTest.hs
index 9ec23b3..d9a3cbc 100644
--- a/backends/GenerateCTest.hs
+++ b/backends/GenerateCTest.hs
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ testCase = TestList
     spec = A.Spec emptyMeta undefined
     over ops = ops {genExpression = override1 dollar, genProcess = override1 at, genStop = override2 caret, genSpec = override2 hash}
 
+testGetTime :: Test
+testGetTime = testBoth "testGetTime 0" "ProcTime(&@);" "csp::CurrentTime(&@);" ((tcall2 genGetTime emptyMeta undefined) . over)
+  where
+    over ops = ops {genVariable = override1 at}
+
 ---Returns the list of tests:
 tests :: Test
 tests = TestList
@@ -561,6 +566,7 @@ tests = TestList
    ,testDeclareInitFree
    ,testGenType
    ,testGenVariable
+   ,testGetTime
    ,testOverArray
    ,testReplicator
    ,testStop