diff --git a/devices/geiger/gqgmc.go b/devices/geiger/gqgmc.go
index 37f8f08ef590452e34c59c700891e476d52d9087..59d4ff131134b21d7a5e40802e431d645d145200 100644
--- a/devices/geiger/gqgmc.go
+++ b/devices/geiger/gqgmc.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (gc *GQGMCCounter) GetTime() (time.Time, error) {
 		return time.Unix(0, 0), err
 	}
 	t := time.Date(int(b[0])+2000, time.Month(b[1]), int(b[2]),
-		int(b[3]), int(b[4]), int(b[5]), 0, nil)
+		int(b[3]), int(b[4]), int(b[5]), 0, time.Local)
 	return t, nil
 }