diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c281bd..01ae023 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ The script version 1.4 and template are taken from https://www.zabbix.com/wiki/t
 
 ## What's new
 
+### Version 1.6
+
+* zapache now rund on a MacOS X (Darwin) host
+
 ### Version 1.5
 
-* Zapache would cache received apache status page for 60 seconds by default. This eliminates the need to query apache for every item collected.
+* Zapache would cache received apache status page for 60 seconds by default. 
+  This eliminates the need to query apache for every item collected.
 * Added worker threads graph to a template
 * Added new items: status, ping, BusyWorkers, CPULoad
 * Added trigger for Apache status to a template
diff --git a/zapache b/zapache
index 472fc86..18042bc 100755
--- a/zapache
+++ b/zapache
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 # Modified for using also as external script: Murat Koc, murat@profelis.com.tr
 # Modified for outputting usage or ZBX_NOTSUPPORTED: Alejandro Michavila
 # Modified to do cacheing for performance, dmitry.frolov@gmail.com
+# Modified to be compatible with Mac OS X: Thomas-Ganter
 #
-# Version: 1.5
+# Version: 1.6
 #
  
-zapachever="1.5"
+zapachever="1.6"
 rval=0
 value=""
 cache_seconds="60"
@@ -78,8 +79,17 @@ esac
 cache_prefix="zapache-${STATUS_URL//[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/_}"
 cache="$TMPDIR/$cache_prefix.cache"
 cache_timestamp_check="$TMPDIR/$cache_prefix.ts"
-# This assumes touch from coreutils
-touch -d "@$((`date +%s` - ($cache_seconds - 1)))" "$cache_timestamp_check"
+
+case "`uname`" in
+'Darwin')
+	# Mac OS X has a different date / touch 
+	touch -afmt "`date -v-${cache_seconds}S +%Y%m%d%H%M.%S`" "$cache_timestamp_check"
+	;;
+*)
+	# This assumes touch from coreutils
+	touch -d "@$((`date +%s` - ($cache_seconds - 1)))" "$cache_timestamp_check"
+	;;
+esac
 
 if [ "$cache" -ot "$cache_timestamp_check" ]; then
 	curl="`which curl`"