diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_datetime.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_datetime.inc.php
index ef27c8a659..4081c8862f 100755
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_datetime.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_datetime.inc.php
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 		 */
 		function egw_datetime()
 		{
-			$this->tz_offset = 3600 * (int)@$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['tz_offset'];
+			$this->tz_offset = 3600 * @$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['tz_offset'];
 			print_debug('datetime::datetime::gmtnow',$this->gmtnow,'api');
 
 			$error_occured = True;