diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
index a7a07ab..a149ca7 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ DEBUG = True if os.getenv('TUBESYNC_DEBUG', False) else False
 FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME = os.getenv('DJANGO_FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME', DJANGO_URL_PREFIX)
 
 
-TIME_ZONE = os.getenv('TZ', 'UTC')
-
-
 database_dict = {}
 database_connection_env = os.getenv('DATABASE_CONNECTION', '')
 if database_connection_env:
diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py b/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py
index f1a333b..671547b 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = os.getenv('TZ', 'UTC')
 USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
 USE_TZ = True