diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
index f6bdbef..94b8f67 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/Program.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ try {
             .AndIf(c => !config.GetValue<bool>("UseEncryptor")));
     }).AddNewtonsoftJson(options =>
     {
-        options.SerializerSettings.DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc;
+        options.SerializerSettings.DateTimeZoneHandling = config.GetValue<DateTimeZoneHandling>("DateTimeZoneHandling");
     });
 
     if (builder.Configuration.GetValue<bool>("UseSwagger"))
diff --git a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
index 8820afc..77ff15f 100644
--- a/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
+++ b/DigitalData.UserManager.API/appsettings.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "IV": "gMuetIjlPvJnSzu+i7I3xg=="
   },
   "AllowedGroupName": "UM_ADMINS",
+  "DateTimeZoneHandling": "Local",
   // Delete below in production
   "UseEncryptor": true,
   "UseSwagger": true