diff --git a/client/conf/db.properties.in b/client/conf/db.properties.in
index 2f1dcf0d6b84..7ef25afd0382 100644
--- a/client/conf/db.properties.in
+++ b/client/conf/db.properties.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ db.cloud.testWhileIdle=true
 db.cloud.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis=40000
 db.cloud.minEvictableIdleTimeMillis=240000
 db.cloud.poolPreparedStatements=false
-db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'
+db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'&serverTimezone=UTC
 
 # CloudStack database SSL settings
 db.cloud.useSSL=false
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ db.usage.name=cloud_usage
 db.usage.maxActive=100
 db.usage.maxIdle=30
 db.usage.maxWait=10000
-db.usage.url.params=
+db.usage.url.params=serverTimezone=UTC
 
 # Simulator database settings
 db.simulator.username=@DBUSER@
diff --git a/utils/conf/db.properties b/utils/conf/db.properties
index 2fd6910368a6..3ed7039fc445 100644
--- a/utils/conf/db.properties
+++ b/utils/conf/db.properties
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ db.cloud.testWhileIdle=true
 db.cloud.timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis=40000
 db.cloud.minEvictableIdleTimeMillis=240000
 db.cloud.poolPreparedStatements=false
-db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&prepStmtCacheSqlLimit=4096&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'
+db.cloud.url.params=prepStmtCacheSize=517&cachePrepStmts=true&prepStmtCacheSqlLimit=4096&sessionVariables=sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'&serverTimezone=UTC
 
 # usage database settings
 db.usage.username=cloud
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ db.usage.maxActive=100
 db.usage.maxIdle=30
 db.usage.maxWait=10000
 db.usage.autoReconnect=true
+db.usage.url.params=serverTimezone=UTC
 
 # Simulator database settings
 db.simulator.username=cloud