diff --git a/DataList/DataListFiltering.cs b/DataList/DataListFiltering.cs
index 3fe21e7..d15bda9 100644
--- a/DataList/DataListFiltering.cs
+++ b/DataList/DataListFiltering.cs
@@ -2956,6 +2956,7 @@ same as the server does but in a central location here for all tests to use.
             long DataFilterId = a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>();
 
             //NOW FETCH WIDGET LIST WITH FILTER
+            //" where (awidget.name Like 'DateTokenPast24HoursFilterWorks%') AND (awidget.startdate >'2020-02-02T22:55:31.0474690Z' AND awidget.startdate <'2020-02-03T22:55:31.0474696Z')"
             a = await Util.GetAsync($"DataList/list?DataListKey=TestWidgetDataList&Offset=0&Limit=999&DataFilterId={DataFilterId.ToString()}", await Util.GetTokenAsync("manager", "l3tm3in"));
             Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
             Util.ValidateHTTPStatusCode(a, 200);
diff --git a/util.cs b/util.cs
index ac7b9f1..6f82650 100644
--- a/util.cs
+++ b/util.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,16 @@ namespace raven_integration
             //or the tests that cross dst / pst boundaries will fail
             //See servers spec doc core-locale-currency-numbers-time-and-dates.txt for details
             double TIME_ZONE_ADJUSTMENT = -8;//   <---=== SET THIS TO SAME AS GENERATED DATA OFFSET AT SERVER
-            Double TimeZoneAdjustment = (TIME_ZONE_ADJUSTMENT) * -1;
-            return dtIn.AddHours(TimeZoneAdjustment).ToUniversalTime();
+
+            return DateTime.SpecifyKind(dtIn.AddHours(((TIME_ZONE_ADJUSTMENT) * -1)), DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            
+            //above is just this but shorter:
+            // Double TimeZoneAdjustment = (TIME_ZONE_ADJUSTMENT) * -1;
+            // dtIn = dtIn.AddHours(TimeZoneAdjustment);
+            // DateTime other = DateTime.SpecifyKind(dtIn, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            // return other;
+
+
 
         }
     }