diff --git a/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py b/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py
index 2812856..8c3439a 100644
--- a/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py
+++ b/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import os
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+USE_TZ = False
 
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 # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html