diff --git a/calendar/inc/hook_home.inc.php b/calendar/inc/hook_home.inc.php
index 485db18d5f..ad98e81050 100755
--- a/calendar/inc/hook_home.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/hook_home.inc.php
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@
 	if ($GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['preferences']['calendar']['mainscreen_showevents'])
 	{
 		$GLOBALS['phpgw']->translation->add_app('calendar');
-		$time = time() - ((60*60) * intval($GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['tz_offset']));
-		$GLOBALS['date'] = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->show_date($time,'Ymd');
+		if(!is_object($GLOBALS['phpgw']->datetime))
+		{
+			$GLOBALS['phpgw']->datetime = CreateObject('phpgwapi.datetime');
+		}
+
+		$GLOBALS['date'] = date('Ymd',$GLOBALS['phpgw']->datetime->users_localtime);
 		$GLOBALS['g_year'] = substr($GLOBALS['date'],0,4);
 		$GLOBALS['g_month'] = substr($GLOBALS['date'],4,2);
 		$GLOBALS['g_day'] = substr($GLOBALS['date'],6,2);