diff --git a/spec/test_helper.rb b/spec/test_helper.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/test_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/test_helper.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class TestHelper
     structure.split(';').each { |table|
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute table
     }
+    ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone = :utc
+    Time.zone = :utc
     
     for month in 1..12
       month.times do
diff --git a/spec/unit/by_month_spec.rb b/spec/unit/by_month_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/unit/by_month_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/by_month_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe Post do
   
   
   it "should find all posts" do
-    puts Time.zone.now
     puts Time.zone
     Post.count.should eql(TOTAL_POSTS)
   end
Added utc timezones