diff --git a/cmd/gossamer/main.go b/cmd/gossamer/main.go
index 2d35d4e355..c85fb0415a 100644
--- a/cmd/gossamer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gossamer/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	_ "time/tzdata"
 
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/state"