diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e26763f1..a4c629a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 
+
 [Build Status]:https://travis-ci.org/mysql-time-machine/replicator
 [Build Status img]:https://travis-ci.org/mysql-time-machine/replicator.svg?branch=master
 [Coverage Status]:https://codecov.io/gh/mysql-time-machine/replicator
@@ -162,3 +163,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 [Known Vulnerabilities]:https://snyk.io/test/github/mysql-time-machine/replicator
 [license]:LICENSE
 [license img]:https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202-blue.svg
+
diff --git a/mysql-replicator-augmenter-model/src/main/java/com/booking/replication/augmenter/model/format/MysqlTypeDeserializer.java b/mysql-replicator-augmenter-model/src/main/java/com/booking/replication/augmenter/model/format/MysqlTypeDeserializer.java
index 37fb8229..9e1fde2e 100644
--- a/mysql-replicator-augmenter-model/src/main/java/com/booking/replication/augmenter/model/format/MysqlTypeDeserializer.java
+++ b/mysql-replicator-augmenter-model/src/main/java/com/booking/replication/augmenter/model/format/MysqlTypeDeserializer.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public static Object convertToObject(Serializable cellValue, ColumnSchema column
                 case TIMESTAMP: {
                     Long timestamp = (Long) cellValue;
 
-                    ZoneId zoneId = ZonedDateTime.now().getZone();
+                    ZoneId zoneId = ZoneId.of("UTC");
                     LocalDateTime aLDT = Instant.ofEpochMilli(timestamp).atZone(zoneId).toLocalDateTime();
 
                     Integer offset = ZonedDateTime.from(aLDT.atZone(zoneId)).getOffset().getTotalSeconds();