diff --git a/kilink/backend.py b/kilink/backend.py
index 316d67a..a98362c 100644
--- a/kilink/backend.py
+++ b/kilink/backend.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Kilink(Base, object):
     root = Column(String, nullable=False)
     parent = Column(String, default=None)
     compressed = Column(LargeBinary)
-    timestamp = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
+    timestamp = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.now)
     _text_type = Column('text_type', String)
 
     def _get_content(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 4643a0e..35f3578 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_create_simple(self):
         klnk = backend.kilinkbackend.get_kilink(resp["linkode_id"])
         self.assertEqual(klnk.content, content)
         self.assertEqual(klnk.text_type, text_type)
-        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.now())
 
     def test_create_error(self):
         """Simple create."""
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_create_no_text_type(self):
         klnk = backend.kilinkbackend.get_kilink(resp["linkode_id"])
         self.assertEqual(klnk.content, content)
         self.assertEqual(klnk.text_type, backend.PLAIN_TEXT)
-        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.now())
 
     def test_create_empty_text_type(self):
         """Simple create with an empty text type."""
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_create_empty_text_type(self):
         klnk = backend.kilinkbackend.get_kilink(resp["linkode_id"])
         self.assertEqual(klnk.content, content)
         self.assertEqual(klnk.text_type, backend.PLAIN_TEXT)
-        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.now())
 
     def test_update_simple(self):
         """Update a kilink with new content."""
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_update_simple(self):
         klnk = backend.kilinkbackend.get_kilink(revno1)
         self.assertEqual(klnk.content, u"Moñito")
         self.assertEqual(klnk.text_type, u"type2")
-        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.now())
 
         child_content2 = {
             'content': u'Moñito2',
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test_update_simple(self):
         klnk = backend.kilinkbackend.get_kilink(revno2)
         self.assertEqual(klnk.content, u"Moñito2")
         self.assertEqual(klnk.text_type, u"type3")
-        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        self.assertLess(klnk.timestamp, datetime.datetime.now())
 
         # all three are different
         self.assertEqual(len(set([revno0, revno1, revno2])), 3)