diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 7736b12e5..a8783f502 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ func (api *API) Import(_ context.Context, req *ImportRequest) error {
 		if ts == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		t := time.Unix(0, ts)
+		t := time.Unix(0, ts).UTC()
 		timestamps[i] = &t
 	}