diff --git a/model/instance/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go b/model/instance/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
index c75f353e12c..ff0408541e4 100644
--- a/model/instance/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/model/instance/lifecycle/lifecycle_test.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func TestLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("CheckTOSNotSigned", func(t *testing.T) {
-		now := time.Now()
+		now := time.Now().UTC()
 		i, err := createInstance(t, &lifecycle.Options{
 			Domain:    "tos.test.cozycloud.cc",
 			Locale:    "en",