diff --git a/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py b/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py
index eda86ecdc79..817f060cb48 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/configs/app_configs.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 # enter as a floating point offset from UTC in hours (-24 < val < 24)
 # this will be applied globally, so it probably makes sense to transition this to per
 # connector as some point.
-CONFLUENCE_TIMEZONE_OFFSET = float(os.environ.get("CONFLUENCE_TIMEZONE_OFFSET", 1.0))
+CONFLUENCE_TIMEZONE_OFFSET = float(os.environ.get("CONFLUENCE_TIMEZONE_OFFSET", 0.0))
 
 JIRA_CONNECTOR_LABELS_TO_SKIP = [
     ignored_tag