diff --git a/src/postgres/__tests__/fixtures/withPGClient.ts b/src/postgres/__tests__/fixtures/withPGClient.ts
index 6de6d248b8..a2a8d9831e 100644
--- a/src/postgres/__tests__/fixtures/withPGClient.ts
+++ b/src/postgres/__tests__/fixtures/withPGClient.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default function withPGClient (fn: (client: Client) => void | Promise<voi
       throw client
 
     await client.query('begin')
+    await client.query('set local timezone to \'US/Eastern\'')
 
     // Run our kichen sink schema SQL, if there is an error we should report it
     try {