diff --git a/quicktest.py b/quicktest.py
index 371696fb..33e09e6f 100644
--- a/quicktest.py
+++ b/quicktest.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
 
         settings.configure(
             DEBUG=True,
+            TIME_ZONE='UTC',
             DATABASES={
                 'default': {
                     'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',