diff --git a/MSGraphClientModelsTests/BaseModels/NSDate+MSSerializationTests.m b/MSGraphClientModelsTests/BaseModels/NSDate+MSSerializationTests.m
index ce9b15b5..0f65e7e4 100644
--- a/MSGraphClientModelsTests/BaseModels/NSDate+MSSerializationTests.m
+++ b/MSGraphClientModelsTests/BaseModels/NSDate+MSSerializationTests.m
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ - (void)setUp {
     self.dateComponents.hour = 16;
     self.dateComponents.minute = 39;
     self.dateComponents.second = 57;
-    self.dateComponents.timeZone = [NSTimeZone systemTimeZone];
+    self.dateComponents.timeZone = [NSTimeZone timeZoneForSecondsFromGMT:((5*60)+30)*60];
     self.dateComponents.calendar = [NSCalendar currentCalendar];
 }