diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6b80205..dfe49c0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SERVER_NAME=wygiwyh_server
 DB_NAME=wygiwyh_pg
 
+TZ=UTC # Change to your timezone. This only affects some async tasks.
+
 DEBUG=false
 URL = https://...
 HTTPS_ENABLED=true
diff --git a/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py b/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py
index c3ca8d7..c725d32 100644
--- a/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py
+++ b/app/WYGIWYH/settings.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ LANGUAGES = (
     ("pt-br", "Português (Brasil)"),
 )
 
-TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
+TIME_ZONE = os.getenv("TZ", "UTC")
 
 USE_I18N = True