diff --git a/ryan/__main__.py b/ryan/__main__.py
index ff2be73..ea6d9f3 100644
--- a/ryan/__main__.py
+++ b/ryan/__main__.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async def custom_help(ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
     help_embed.add_field(name="Active extensions:", value=active_cogs, inline=False)
 
     # Field: footer
-    help_embed.set_footer(text=f"Awakened {bot.start_time.humanize(arrow.now())}")
+    help_embed.set_footer(text=f"Awakened {bot.start_time.humanize(arrow.utcnow())}")
 
     await ctx.send(embed=help_embed)
 
diff --git a/ryan/bot.py b/ryan/bot.py
index fbecc0a..dd2fc08 100644
--- a/ryan/bot.py
+++ b/ryan/bot.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async def start(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
         until after this method is called.
         """
         log.info("Initializing Ryan attributes from an async context")
-        self.start_time = arrow.now()
+        self.start_time = arrow.utcnow()
 
         connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(resolver=aiohttp.AsyncResolver(), family=socket.AF_INET)
         self.http_session = aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=connector)