diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index 3d547cf..088b040 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Event
   def self.recurring_event(start_date, end_date, preserve_hide=false)
     @recurring_events = self.where(:recurring => true).any_of({:recurring_end_date=>nil}, {:recurring_end_date.gte=>start_date.utc})
     @recurring = []
-    start_date_utc_mjd = start_date.to_datetime.utc.mjd
+    start_date_utc_mjd = start_date.to_datetime.new_offset(0).mjd
     @recurring_events.each do |re|
       has_recurring_end_date = re.recurring_end_date.present?
       data = re.as_json({}, true)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Event
         elsif is_year
           add_interval = (start_date.year - @start_date.year)
         else
-          add_interval = (start_date_utc_mjd - @start_date.utc.mjd)
+          add_interval = (start_date_utc_mjd - @start_date.new_offset(0).mjd)
           if add_interval < 0
             add_interval = -(-add_interval / days)
           else