diff --git a/modules/graphite/templates/local_settings.py.erb b/modules/graphite/templates/local_settings.py.erb
index edba8581bb..7b1a757870 100644
--- a/modules/graphite/templates/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/modules/graphite/templates/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 STORAGE_DIR    = '/var/lib/graphite/storage/'
 CONF_DIR       = '/etc/graphite/'
 LOG_DIR        = '/var/log/graphite/'
+TIME_ZONE      = 'Etc/UTC'