diff --git a/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php b/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php
index fb47b1c2cf86..0c730b22de3d 100644
--- a/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php
+++ b/app/Utils/Traits/MakesDates.php
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ trait MakesDates
 
     private function convertToDateObject($date)
     {
-        return new DateTime($date);
+        $dt = DateTime($date);
+        $dt->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+        return $dt;
     }
 }