diff --git a/python/GafferDispatch/LocalDispatcher.py b/python/GafferDispatch/LocalDispatcher.py
index bb82e151f70..62f01806978 100644
--- a/python/GafferDispatch/LocalDispatcher.py
+++ b/python/GafferDispatch/LocalDispatcher.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def __init__( self, batch, dispatcher ) :
 			)
 			self.__executeInBackground = dispatcher["executeInBackground"].getValue()
 
-			self.__startTime = datetime.datetime.now()
+			self.__startTime = datetime.datetime.now( datetime.timezone.utc )
 			self.__endTime = None
 
 			self.__messageHandler = _MessageHandler()
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def runningTime( self ) :
 			if self.__endTime is not None :
 				return self.__endTime - self.__startTime
 			else :
-				return datetime.datetime.now() - self.__startTime
+				return datetime.datetime.now( datetime.timezone.utc ) - self.__startTime
 
 		def processID( self ) :
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def __updateStatus( self, status ) :
 			self.__status = status
 
 			if status in ( self.Status.Complete, self.Status.Failed, self.Status.Killed ) :
-				self.__endTime = datetime.datetime.now()
+				self.__endTime = datetime.datetime.now( datetime.timezone.utc )
 
 			if threading.current_thread() is threading.main_thread() :
 				self.__emitStatusChanged()
diff --git a/python/GafferDispatchUI/LocalJobs.py b/python/GafferDispatchUI/LocalJobs.py
index b386ce9f150..5981a5b8005 100644
--- a/python/GafferDispatchUI/LocalJobs.py
+++ b/python/GafferDispatchUI/LocalJobs.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def soleFormat( values ) :
 			value = sole( values )
 			if value is not None :
 				if isinstance( value, datetime.datetime ) :
-					return "{:%a %b %d %H:%M:%S}".format( value )
+					return "{:%a %b %d %H:%M:%S}".format( value.astimezone() )
 				else :
 					return str( value )
 			else :