diff --git a/cmd/helm/status_test.go b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
index 7540d9377..8b7f41cb6 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	releasesMockWithStatus := func(info *release.Info) []*release.Release {
-		info.LastDeployed = time.Unix(1452902400, 0)
+		info.LastDeployed = time.Unix(1452902400, 0).UTC()
 		return []*release.Release{{
 			Name: "flummoxed-chickadee",
 			Info: info,
diff --git a/pkg/helm/fake.go b/pkg/helm/fake.go
index 61090bccf..2228cc485 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/fake.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ type MockReleaseOptions struct {
 
 // ReleaseMock creates a mock release object based on options set by MockReleaseOptions. This function should typically not be used outside of testing.
 func ReleaseMock(opts *MockReleaseOptions) *release.Release {
-	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0)
+	date := time.Unix(242085845, 0).UTC()
 
 	name := opts.Name
 	if name == "" {