diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a174c48f4..35a8c9c45a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
     "testMatch": [
       "<rootDir>/test/**/*-test.[jt]s?(x)"
     ],
+    "globalSetup":  "<rootDir>/test/globalSetup.js",
     "setupFiles": [
       "jest-canvas-mock"
     ],
diff --git a/test/globalSetup.js b/test/globalSetup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d1e8924fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/globalSetup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = async () => {
+    process.env.TZ = 'UTC';
+};