diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service b/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service
index e3575c039..a4479c49c 100644
--- a/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ExecReload=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl restart
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl stop
 PIDFile=/var/run/zm/zm.pid
 Restart=on-abnormal
+Environment=TZ=:/etc/localtime
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/misc/zoneminder.service.in b/misc/zoneminder.service.in
index 23ba45601..d15c479c2 100644
--- a/misc/zoneminder.service.in
+++ b/misc/zoneminder.service.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ExecStart=@BINDIR@/zmpkg.pl start
 ExecReload=@BINDIR@/zmpkg.pl restart
 ExecStop=@BINDIR@/zmpkg.pl stop
 PIDFile="@ZM_RUNDIR@/zm.pid"
+Environment=TZ=:/etc/localtime
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target