diff --git a/management/server/sql_store_test.go b/management/server/sql_store_test.go
index 39c42bfa637..ad1a39cdad6 100644
--- a/management/server/sql_store_test.go
+++ b/management/server/sql_store_test.go
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestSqlite_SavePeer(t *testing.T) {
 		IP:     net.IP{127, 0, 0, 1},
 		Meta:   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{Hostname: "testingpeer"},
 		Name:   "peer name",
-		Status: &nbpeer.PeerStatus{Connected: true, LastSeen: time.Now().Local()},
+		Status: &nbpeer.PeerStatus{Connected: true, LastSeen: time.Now().UTC()},
 	}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	err = store.SavePeer(ctx, LockingStrengthUpdate, account.Id, peer)
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestSqlite_SavePeer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, updatedPeer.Status.Connected, actual.Status.Connected)
 	assert.Equal(t, updatedPeer.Status.LoginExpired, actual.Status.LoginExpired)
 	assert.Equal(t, updatedPeer.Status.RequiresApproval, actual.Status.RequiresApproval)
-	assert.WithinDurationf(t, updatedPeer.Status.LastSeen, actual.Status.LastSeen, time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
+	assert.WithinDurationf(t, updatedPeer.Status.LastSeen, actual.Status.LastSeen.UTC(), time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
 }
 
 func TestSqlite_SavePeerStatus(t *testing.T) {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func TestSqlite_SavePeerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// save status of non-existing peer
-	newStatus := nbpeer.PeerStatus{Connected: false, LastSeen: time.Now().Local()}
+	newStatus := nbpeer.PeerStatus{Connected: false, LastSeen: time.Now().UTC()}
 	err = store.SavePeerStatus(context.Background(), LockingStrengthUpdate, account.Id, "non-existing-peer", newStatus)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	parsedErr, ok := status.FromError(err)
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func TestSqlite_SavePeerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		IP:     net.IP{127, 0, 0, 1},
 		Meta:   nbpeer.PeerSystemMeta{},
 		Name:   "peer name",
-		Status: &nbpeer.PeerStatus{Connected: true, LastSeen: time.Now().Local()},
+		Status: &nbpeer.PeerStatus{Connected: true, LastSeen: time.Now().UTC()},
 	}
 
 	err = store.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func TestSqlite_SavePeerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.Connected, actual.Connected)
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.LoginExpired, actual.LoginExpired)
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.RequiresApproval, actual.RequiresApproval)
-	assert.WithinDurationf(t, newStatus.LastSeen, actual.LastSeen, time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
+	assert.WithinDurationf(t, newStatus.LastSeen, actual.LastSeen.UTC(), time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
 
 	newStatus.Connected = true
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func TestSqlite_SavePeerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.Connected, actual.Connected)
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.LoginExpired, actual.LoginExpired)
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.RequiresApproval, actual.RequiresApproval)
-	assert.WithinDurationf(t, newStatus.LastSeen, actual.LastSeen, time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
+	assert.WithinDurationf(t, newStatus.LastSeen, actual.LastSeen.UTC(), time.Millisecond, "LastSeen should be equal")
 }
 
 func TestSqlite_SavePeerLocation(t *testing.T) {