diff --git a/backend/linkpulse/app.py b/backend/linkpulse/app.py
index 3348026..31f8570 100644
--- a/backend/linkpulse/app.py
+++ b/backend/linkpulse/app.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ async def lifespan(_: FastAPI) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
 class IPCounter:
     # Note: This is not the true 'seen' count, but the count of how many times the IP has been seen since the last flush.
     count: int = 0
-    last_seen: datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.now)
+    last_seen: datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.utcnow)
 
 
 app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async def get_ips(request: Request, response: Response):
     """
     Returns a list of partially redacted IP addresses, as well as submitting the user's IP address to the database (buffered).
     """
-    now = datetime.now()
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
 
     # Get the user's IP address
     user_ip = get_ip(request)