diff --git a/samples/hosts/stale_sensors.py b/samples/hosts/stale_sensors.py
index be9dca774..a1113906f 100644
--- a/samples/hosts/stale_sensors.py
+++ b/samples/hosts/stale_sensors.py
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
 - @morcef, jshcodes@CrowdStrike; 06.05.22 - More reasonable date calcs, Linting, Easier arg parsing
                                             Easier base_url handling, renamed grouping_tag to tag
 - jshcodes@Crowdstrike; 11.02.22 - Added CSV output options and cleaner date outputs.
+- nmills@forbarr; 22.05.24 - Fixed deprecation warning on date function, 
+                                            Added new arg to accept hostname pattern
+                                            Batch the call to hide_hosts to avoid API error
 """
 import csv
+import os
+import re
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, RawTextHelpFormatter
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from dateutil import parser as dparser
@@ -34,7 +39,10 @@
         "CrowdStrike FalconPy must be installed in order to use this application.\n"
         "Please execute `python3 -m pip install crowdstrike-falconpy` and try again."
         ) from no_falconpy
-
+# from dotenv import load_dotenv
+# load_dotenv()
+# clientId = os.getenv('clientid')
+# clientSecret = os.getenv('secret')
 
 def parse_command_line() -> object:
     """Parse command-line arguments and return them back as an ArgumentParser object."""
@@ -46,13 +54,15 @@ def parse_command_line() -> object:
         '-k',
         '--client_id',
         help='CrowdStrike Falcon API key ID',
-        required=True
+        required=True,
+        # default=clientId
         )
     parser.add_argument(
         '-s',
         '--client_secret',
         help='CrowdStrike Falcon API key secret',
-        required=True
+        required=True,
+        # default=clientSecret
         )
     parser.add_argument(
         '-m',
@@ -74,7 +84,8 @@ def parse_command_line() -> object:
         '-d',
         '--days',
         help='Number of days since a host was seen before it is considered stale',
-        required=False
+        required=False,
+        default=10
         )
     parser.add_argument(
         '-r',
@@ -130,9 +141,15 @@ def parse_command_line() -> object:
         required=False,
         dest="osfilter"
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--host-pattern",
+        help="filter hostnames by regex",
+        default=r".*",
+        required=False,
+        dest="hostfilter"
+    )
     return parser.parse_args()
 
-
 def connect_api(key: str, secret: str, base_url: str, child_cid: str = None) -> Hosts:
     """Connect to the API and return an instance of the Hosts Service Class."""
     return Hosts(client_id=key, client_secret=secret, base_url=base_url, member_cid=child_cid)
@@ -156,6 +173,10 @@ def get_hosts(date_filter: str, tag_filter: str, os_filter: str) -> list:
         if os_filter == "K8s":
             os_filter = "K8S"
         filter_string = f"{filter_string} + platform_name:'{os_filter}'"
+        x = falcon.query_devices_by_filter_scroll(
+        limit=5000,
+        filter=filter_string
+    )["body"]["resources"]
     return falcon.query_devices_by_filter_scroll(
         limit=5000,
         filter=filter_string
@@ -164,7 +185,7 @@ def get_hosts(date_filter: str, tag_filter: str, os_filter: str) -> list:
 
 def calc_stale_date(num_days: int) -> str:
     """Calculate the 'stale' datetime based upon the number of days provided by the user."""
-    today = datetime.utcnow()
+    today = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     return str(today - timedelta(days=num_days)).replace(" ", "T")
 
 
@@ -212,14 +233,17 @@ def hide_hosts(id_list: list) -> dict:
 # List to hold our identified hosts
 stale = []
 # For each stale host identified
-try:
-    for host in get_host_details(get_hosts(STALE_DATE, args.tag, args.osfilter)):
-        # Retrieve host detail
-        stale = parse_host_detail(host, stale)
-except KeyError as api_error:
-    raise SystemExit(
-        "Unable to communicate with CrowdStrike API, check credentials and try again."
-        ) from api_error
+if args.hostfilter == r".*":
+    pattern = args.hostfilter
+else:
+    pattern = re.escape(args.hostfilter)
+    print(f"Pattern is: {pattern}")
+for host in get_host_details(get_hosts(STALE_DATE, args.tag, args.osfilter)):
+    # Retrieve host detail
+    if 'hostname' in host:
+        if re.findall(pattern, host['hostname']):
+            print(f"{host['hostname']} matches expected pattern...")
+            stale = parse_host_detail(host, stale)
 
 # If we produced stale host results
 if stale:
@@ -245,12 +269,15 @@ def hide_hosts(id_list: list) -> dict:
     else:
         # Remove the hosts
         host_list = [x[1] for x in stale]
-        remove_result = hide_hosts(host_list)
-        if remove_result["status_code"] == 202:
-            for deleted in remove_result["body"]["resources"]:
-                print(f"Removed host {deleted['id']}")
-        else:
-            for deleted in remove_result["body"]["errors"]:
-                print(f"[{deleted['code']}] {deleted['message']}")
+        batch_size = 50
+        for i in range(0, len(host_list), batch_size):
+            batch = host_list[i:i + batch_size]
+            remove_result = hide_hosts(batch)
+            if remove_result["status_code"] == 202:
+                for deleted in remove_result["body"]["resources"]:
+                    print(f"Removed host {deleted['id']}")
+            else:
+                for deleted in remove_result["body"]["errors"]:
+                    print(f"[{deleted['code']}] {deleted['message']}")
 else:
-    print("No stale hosts identified for the range specified.")
+    print("No stale hosts identified for the range specified.")
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