diff --git a/src/eddn/Gateway.py b/src/eddn/Gateway.py
index f3ccc17..2647723 100644
--- a/src/eddn/Gateway.py
+++ b/src/eddn/Gateway.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def parse_and_error_handle(data):
 
     if validationResults.severity <= ValidationSeverity.WARN:
 
-        parsed_message['header']['gatewayTimestamp'] = datetime.now().isoformat()
+        parsed_message['header']['gatewayTimestamp'] = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
 
         ip_hash_salt = Settings.GATEWAY_IP_KEY_SALT
         if ip_hash_salt: