diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e91f8db..930b575 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ module Noosfero
       :key    => '_noosfero_session',
     }
 
+    config.time_zone = File.read('/etc/timezone').split("\n").first
+    config.active_record.default_timezone = :local
+
     config.i18n.load_path += Dir.glob "#{Rails.root}/{baseplugins,config/plugins/*}/locales/*.{rb,yml}"
 
     Noosfero::Plugin.setup(config)
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