diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs
index 0fc9725bcf..704490072b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs
@@ -408,13 +408,10 @@ fn action(input: &Value, args: &Arguments, head: Span) -> Value {
                 Err(reason) => {
                     match NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(val, &dt.0) {
                         Ok(d) => {
-                            let local_offset = *Local::now().offset();
                             let dt_fixed =
-                                TimeZone::from_local_datetime(&local_offset, &d)
-                                    .single()
-                                    .unwrap_or_default();
+                                Local.from_local_datetime(&d).single().unwrap_or_default();
 
-                            Value::date (dt_fixed,head)
+                            Value::date (dt_fixed.into(),head)
                         }
                         Err(_) => {
                             Value::error (