diff --git a/sapl/settings.py b/sapl/settings.py
index e7c20eb4d..31905aa07 100644
--- a/sapl/settings.py
+++ b/sapl/settings.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ LANGUAGES = (
     ('pt-br', 'Português'),
 )
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'America/Sao_Paulo'
+TIME_ZONE = config('TZ', cast=str, default='America/Sao_Paulo')
 USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
 USE_TZ = True