diff --git a/spec/panda_spec.rb b/spec/panda_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/panda_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/panda_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'timecop'
 
 describe Panda do
   before(:each) do
-    new_time = Time.local(20010, 1, 12, 1, 0, 0)
+    new_time = Time.utc(20010, 1, 12, 1, 0, 0)
     Timecop.freeze(new_time)
   end
Fix: use utc time in the spec