diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index f2a2fc38f..71636e371 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  - fix: Exporting fails with strange URLs.  Also factored the URL to path/file
    translation out into a seperate method so it can be more easily maintained
    and tested.
+ - fix: Spectre needs new watch batteries
  - fix: lack of testing for valid object creation
  - fix: No mention of intermediate upgrade step in gotcha's
  - fix: A newly released version of Html::Template fixes a bug with global
diff --git a/lib/Spectre/Cron.pm b/lib/Spectre/Cron.pm
index 98c3ba279..17d0a3036 100644
--- a/lib/Spectre/Cron.pm
+++ b/lib/Spectre/Cron.pm
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Checks all the schedules of the jobs in the queue and triggers a workflow if a s
 sub checkSchedules {
 	my ($kernel, $self) = @_[KERNEL, OBJECT];
 	$self->debug("Checking schedules against current time.");
-	my $now = DateTime->from_epoch(epoch=>time());
+	my $now = DateTime->now(time_zone => 'local');
 	foreach my $id (keys %{$self->{_jobs}}) {
 		$kernel->yield("checkSchedule", $id, $now)
 	}