diff --git a/pyposeidon/schism.py b/pyposeidon/schism.py
index e8d54535..9569fc13 100644
--- a/pyposeidon/schism.py
+++ b/pyposeidon/schism.py
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ def results(self, **kwargs):
                 month=int(date.month.values[0]),
                 day=int(date.day.values[0]),
                 hour=int(date.hour.values[0]),
-                tz=int(date.tz.values[0]),
+                tz=int(date.utc.values[0]),
             )
 
             logger.info("done with generic variables \n")