diff --git a/blogin.sh b/blogin.sh
index f3245ef..97b1bda 100644
--- a/blogin.sh
+++ b/blogin.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ case "$action" in
 			db_query "SET TIME ZONE 'UTC'; INSERT INTO posts (username, contents, ts) VALUES (
 				$(escape_sql_str "$user"),
 				$(escape_sql_str "$status"),
-				$(escape_sql_str "$(date --rfc-3339=seconds)")::timestamp
+				$(escape_sql_str "$(date -u --rfc-3339=seconds)")::timestamp
 			) ON CONFLICT (username) DO UPDATE
 				SET contents=excluded.contents, ts=excluded.ts" >&2
 			echo '{"error":false}'
diff --git a/static/blogin.js b/static/blogin.js
index 4bd0c95..d147e92 100644
--- a/static/blogin.js
+++ b/static/blogin.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function renderStatus(status) {
 	instance.target = "_blank";
 	let timestamp = document.createElement("span");
 	timestamp.classList.add("timestamp", "date", "date-rfc3339");
-	timestamp.innerText = new Date(status.timestamp).toISOString();
+	timestamp.innerText = new Date(Date.UTC(status.timestamp)).toISOString();
 	meta.append(username, at, instance, " at ", timestamp);
 	quote.appendChild(meta);
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ async function updateStatuses() {
 					for (let [contents, username, timestamp] of value)
 						statuses.push({
 							username,
-							timestamp: Date.parse(timestamp),
+							timestamp,
 							contents,
 							instance,
 						});