diff --git a/modules/core/.jvm/src/test/resources/com/github/eikek/calev/trigger-data.txt b/modules/core/.jvm/src/test/resources/com/github/eikek/calev/trigger-data.txt
index 9e128e1..673f599 100644
--- a/modules/core/.jvm/src/test/resources/com/github/eikek/calev/trigger-data.txt
+++ b/modules/core/.jvm/src/test/resources/com/github/eikek/calev/trigger-data.txt
@@ -87,3 +87,10 @@ Mon *-*-* *:10,20,50
 
 1900-01-* 12,14:0:0
 2021-01-06T20:39:23.001+01:00[Europe/Berlin]
+
+2021-11-15 21:05:00 Europe/Berlin
+2021-11-15T21:10:00Z
+
+2021-11-15 21:05:00 Europe/Berlin
+2021-11-15T20:00:00Z
+2021-11-15T20:05:00Z
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEvent.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEvent.scala
index d5984ba..08fb549 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEvent.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEvent.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.eikek.calev
 
-import java.time.Instant
-import java.time.LocalDateTime
-import java.time.ZoneId
-import java.time.ZonedDateTime
+import java.time._
 
 final case class CalEvent(
     weekday: WeekdayComponent,
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ final case class CalEvent(
 
 object CalEvent {
 
-  val UTC = ZoneId.of("UTC")
+  val UTC: ZoneId = ZoneOffset.UTC
 
   def parse(str: String): Either[String, CalEvent] =
     internal.CalEventParser.calevent.run(str.trim).map(_._2)
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/internal/DefaultTrigger.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/internal/DefaultTrigger.scala
index 4dccff0..1194cfd 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/internal/DefaultTrigger.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/internal/DefaultTrigger.scala
@@ -28,19 +28,21 @@ import com.github.eikek.calev._
 object DefaultTrigger extends Trigger {
 
   def next(ref: ZonedDateTime, ev: CalEvent): Option[ZonedDateTime] = {
-    val refDate = {
+    val (refDate, zone) = {
       val date = ev.zone
         .map(z => ref.withZoneSameInstant(z))
         .getOrElse(ref)
-      DateTime(date.toLocalDateTime)
+      (DateTime(date.toLocalDateTime), date.getZone)
     }
 
     @annotation.tailrec
     def go(c: Calc): Option[ZonedDateTime] =
       run(c) match {
         case Some(dt) =>
-          val zd = dt.toLocalDateTime.atZone(ref.getZone)
-          if (ev.weekday.contains(Weekday.from(zd.getDayOfWeek))) Some(zd)
+          val zd = dt.toLocalDateTime.atZone(zone)
+          // need to match weekdays in the zone of the calendar-event
+          if (ev.weekday.contains(Weekday.from(zd.getDayOfWeek)))
+            Some(zd.withZoneSameInstant(ref.getZone))
           else go(Calc.init(dt, ev))
         case None =>
           None
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEventTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEventTest.scala
index 465a2dd..c46a586 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEventTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/com/github/eikek/calev/CalEventTest.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.eikek.calev
 
-import java.time.LocalDate
-import java.time.LocalTime
-import java.time.ZonedDateTime
+import java.time._
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoField
 
 import com.github.eikek.calev.Dsl._
@@ -67,6 +65,21 @@ class CalEventTest extends FunSuite {
     assertEquals(ce.nextElapses(ref, 5), expect)
   }
 
+  test("nextElapse honors time zones") {
+    val ref = zdt(2022, 2, 28, 21, 5, 15)
+
+    val ce = CalEvent(
+      AllWeekdays,
+      DateEvent.All,
+      time(22.c, 10.c, 0.c),
+      Some(ZoneId.of("Europe/Berlin"))
+    )
+
+    val Some(next) = ce.nextElapse(ref)
+    assertEquals(next.getZone, ZoneOffset.UTC)
+    assertEquals(next.toLocalTime, LocalTime.of(21, 10, 0))
+  }
+
   private def zdt(y: Int, month: Int, d: Int, h: Int, min: Int, sec: Int): ZonedDateTime =
-    ZonedDateTime.of(LocalDate.of(y, month, d), LocalTime.of(h, min, sec), CalEvent.UTC)
+    ZonedDateTime.of(LocalDate.of(y, month, d), LocalTime.of(h, min, sec), ZoneOffset.UTC)
 }