diff --git a/e107_handlers/user_model.php b/e107_handlers/user_model.php
index ac51eabca..b0e9b2b78 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/user_model.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/user_model.php
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ class e_user_model extends e_admin_model
 
 	final public function getTimezone()
 	{
-		return ($this->get('user_timezone') ? $this->get('user_timezone') : 'UTC');
+		// If timezone is not set, we return an empty string in order to use the
+		// default timezone is set for e107.
+		return ($this->get('user_timezone') ? $this->get('user_timezone') : '');
 	}
 
 	/**