diff --git a/proteus/pyson.py b/proteus/pyson.py
index 8a93141d81..7af3d4c04d 100644
--- a/proteus/pyson.py
+++ b/proteus/pyson.py
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class DateTime(Date):
                 and not isinstance(now, datetime.datetime)):
             now = datetime.datetime.combine(now, datetime.time())
         if not isinstance(now, datetime.datetime):
-            now = datetime.datetime.now()
+            now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
         return now + relativedelta(
             year=dct['y'],
             month=dct['M'],