diff --git a/install/config/config.php b/install/config/config.php
index 44505419..5ebafd2b 100644
--- a/install/config/config.php
+++ b/install/config/config.php
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ $config['compress_output'] = FALSE;
 |
 */
 $config['time_reference'] = 'UTC';
+date_default_timezone_set ( $config['time_reference'] );
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------