diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b76e95f..3529888 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Basic syslog server written in Java. All received messages are written to *stdou
 
 The syslog server is able to listen on UDP and/or TCP and parses syslog messages in either RFC5424 or RFC3164 (BSD) format. The default syslog port (514) requires you to run syslogd as root / administrator. If you do not with to do so, you can choose a port number (with the -p flag) above 1024.
 
-*This project is in no way associated with, supported or endorsed by, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).*
-
 ## Usage Instructions
 
 - Install the syslogd package (*.deb* or *.rpm*) from [downloads](https://bitbucket.org/mnellemann/syslogd/downloads/) or compile from source.
diff --git a/src/main/java/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParser.java b/src/main/java/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParser.java
index cee9237..86843e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParser.java
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ public class SyslogParser {
         // Date: Mmm dd hh:mm:ss
         Instant instant = null;
         try {
-            DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy MMM dd HH:mm:ss")
-                .withLocale(Locale.getDefault())
-                .withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
+            DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy MMM dd HH:mm:ss").withZone(ZoneOffset.UTC);
             instant = Instant.from(dateTimeFormatter.parse(odt.getYear() + " " + dateString));
         } catch(DateTimeParseException e) {
             log.error("parseDate()", e);
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParserTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParserTest.groovy
index 222e27d..d0d94a4 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParserTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/biz/nellemann/syslogd/SyslogParserTest.groovy
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class SyslogParserTest extends Specification {
 
         setup:
         OffsetDateTime odt = OffsetDateTime.now()
-        String dateString = "Sep 12 22:50:13"
+        String dateString = "Sep 12 20:50:13"
 
         when:
         Instant inst = SyslogParser.parseRfc3164Timestamp(dateString)