diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 97246262..068b4eab 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 APP_ENV=local
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_KEY=SomeRandomKey!!!
-
+APP_TIMEZONE=UTC
 APP_LOCALE=en
 APP_FALLBACK_LOCALE=en
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ DB_PORT=3306
 DB_DATABASE=homestead
 DB_USERNAME=homestead
 DB_PASSWORD=secret
+DB_TIMEZONE=+00:00
 
 CACHE_DRIVER=memcached
 SESSION_DRIVER=memcached