diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 22c367de0..acf287984 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     'datetime_format' => env('DATETIME_FORMAT', 'M. jS, Y g:ia'),
 
-    'display_timezone' => env('DISPLAY_TIMEZONE'),
+    'display_timezone' => env('DISPLAY_TIMEZONE', 'UTC'),
 
     'force_https' => env('FORCE_HTTPS', false),