diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 598a418..51bb6b8 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  */
 	error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
+/*
+ * Set the default time zone to avoid errors on systems with wonky php.ini's
+ */
+    date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
+
 /*
  *---------------------------------------------------------------
  * SYSTEM FOLDER NAME