diff --git a/server/application-server/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/hephaestus/Application.java b/server/application-server/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/hephaestus/Application.java
index ccf2da38..2174fba4 100644
--- a/server/application-server/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/hephaestus/Application.java
+++ b/server/application-server/src/main/java/de/tum/in/www1/hephaestus/Application.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.tum.in.www1.hephaestus;
 
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 public class Application {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("Europe/Berlin"));
 		SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
 	}
 }