diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
index e6987e22..34479299 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Startup.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ namespace AyaNova
                 //config.Filters.Add(typeof(AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.ApiCustomExceptionFilter));
                 config.Filters.Add(new AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.ApiCustomExceptionFilter(AyaNova.Util.ApplicationLogging.LoggerFactory));
 
-            }).AddMetrics();
+            }).AddMetrics().AddJsonOptions(options =>
+                {
+                    options.SerializerSettings.DateTimeZoneHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc;
+                });
 
 
             #region Swagger