diff --git a/lam/lib/modules/windowsUser.inc b/lam/lib/modules/windowsUser.inc
index 9e8812eb..e6c43e8b 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules/windowsUser.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules/windowsUser.inc
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ class windowsUser extends baseModule implements passwordService {
 		$lockoutTime = self::getFileTime($myAttrs['lockouttime'][0]);
 		$unlockTime = clone $lockoutTime;
 		$unlockTime->add(new DateInterval('PT' . abs($lockoutDurationSeconds) . 'S'));
-		$now = new DateTime();
+		$now = new DateTime(null, getTimeZone());
 		if ($unlockTime > $now) {
 			$unlockTime->setTimezone(getTimeZone());
 			return $unlockTime;