diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 255b3d32f..be47d57d1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## master
+
+* Print dates in local time
+
 ## v1.2.0
 
 * Update hcloud library to v1.2.0 fixing rate limit check
diff --git a/image_describe.go b/image_describe.go
index 8b9fc45fb..2045bbca2 100644
--- a/image_describe.go
+++ b/image_describe.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func runImageDescribe(cli *CLI, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		fmt.Printf("Image size:\t%s\n", na(""))
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("Disk size:\t%.0f GB\n", image.DiskSize)
-	fmt.Printf("Created:\t%s (%s)\n", image.Created, humanize.Time(image.Created))
+	fmt.Printf("Created:\t%s (%s)\n", datetime(image.Created), humanize.Time(image.Created))
 	fmt.Printf("OS flavor:\t%s\n", image.OSFlavor)
 	fmt.Printf("OS version:\t%s\n", na(image.OSVersion))
 	fmt.Printf("Rapid deploy:\t%s\n", yesno(image.RapidDeploy))
diff --git a/server_describe.go b/server_describe.go
index 78dbb2092..90f8b4273 100644
--- a/server_describe.go
+++ b/server_describe.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func runServerDescribe(cli *CLI, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	fmt.Printf("ID:\t\t%d\n", server.ID)
 	fmt.Printf("Name:\t\t%s\n", server.Name)
 	fmt.Printf("Status:\t\t%s\n", server.Status)
-	fmt.Printf("Created:\t%s (%s)\n", server.Created, humanize.Time(server.Created))
+	fmt.Printf("Created:\t%s (%s)\n", datetime(server.Created), humanize.Time(server.Created))
 
 	fmt.Printf("Server Type:\t%s (ID: %d)\n", server.ServerType.Name, server.ServerType.ID)
 	fmt.Printf("  ID:\t\t%d\n", server.ServerType.ID)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func runServerDescribe(cli *CLI, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			fmt.Printf("  Image size:\t%s\n", na(""))
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("  Disk size:\t%.0f GB\n", image.DiskSize)
-		fmt.Printf("  Created:\t%s (%s)\n", image.Created, humanize.Time(image.Created))
+		fmt.Printf("  Created:\t%s (%s)\n", datetime(image.Created), humanize.Time(image.Created))
 		fmt.Printf("  OS flavor:\t%s\n", image.OSFlavor)
 		fmt.Printf("  OS version:\t%s\n", na(image.OSVersion))
 		fmt.Printf("  Rapid deploy:\t%s\n", yesno(image.RapidDeploy))
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index bc8d06c7b..a52daef8e 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func na(s string) string {
 	return s
 }
 
+func datetime(t time.Time) string {
+	return t.Local().Format(time.UnixDate)
+}
+
 func waitAction(ctx context.Context, client *hcloud.Client, action *hcloud.Action) (<-chan error, <-chan int) {
 	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 	progressCh := make(chan int)