diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 244b0c7af..3648d5b0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
       "FLAGS_SERVICE_ENABLED": false,
       "FLAGS": {}
     },
+    "globalSetup": "<rootDir>/testUtils/globalSetup.ts",
     "setupFilesAfterEnv": [
       "jest-canvas-mock",
       "jest-localstorage-mock",
diff --git a/testUtils/globalSetup.ts b/testUtils/globalSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02bed55a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testUtils/globalSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = async function() {
+  process.env.TZ = "UTC";
+};