diff --git a/freekake_api/freekake_api/settings.py b/freekake_api/freekake_api/settings.py
index 3e9429f..4420da4 100644
--- a/freekake_api/freekake_api/settings.py
+++ b/freekake_api/freekake_api/settings.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = config('TIME_ZONE', default='UTC')
 
 USE_I18N = True