diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index ca3c2df606..21b2e72c28 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdHistory(args ...string) error {
 				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t", utils.TruncateID(out.ID))
 			}
 
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s ago\t", utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().Sub(time.Unix(out.Created, 0))))
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s ago\t", utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().UTC().Sub(time.Unix(out.Created, 0))))
 
 			if *noTrunc {
 				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t", out.CreatedBy)
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdImages(args ...string) error {
 				}
 
 				if !*quiet {
-					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s ago\t", repo, tag, out.ID, utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().Sub(time.Unix(out.Created, 0))))
+					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s ago\t", repo, tag, out.ID, utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().UTC().Sub(time.Unix(out.Created, 0))))
 					if out.VirtualSize > 0 {
 						fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s (virtual %s)\n", utils.HumanSize(out.Size), utils.HumanSize(out.VirtualSize))
 					} else {
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdPs(args ...string) error {
 			if !*noTrunc {
 				out.Command = utils.Trunc(out.Command, 20)
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s ago\t%s\t%s\t%s\t", out.ID, out.Image, out.Command, utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().Sub(time.Unix(out.Created, 0))), out.Status, displayablePorts(out.Ports), strings.Join(out.Names, ","))
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s ago\t%s\t%s\t%s\t", out.ID, out.Image, out.Command, utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().UTC().Sub(time.Unix(out.Created, 0))), out.Status, displayablePorts(out.Ports), strings.Join(out.Names, ","))
 			if *size {
 				if out.SizeRootFs > 0 {
 					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s (virtual %s)\n", utils.HumanSize(out.SizeRw), utils.HumanSize(out.SizeRootFs))
diff --git a/graph.go b/graph.go
index b08c9cc947..0060c5246b 100644
--- a/graph.go
+++ b/graph.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (graph *Graph) Create(layerData archive.Archive, container *Container, comm
 	img := &Image{
 		ID:            GenerateID(),
 		Comment:       comment,
-		Created:       time.Now(),
+		Created:       time.Now().UTC(),
 		DockerVersion: VERSION,
 		Author:        author,
 		Config:        config,
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 89a78eab8b..5a0b043fc7 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ func StoreImage(img *Image, jsonData []byte, layerData archive.Archive, root, la
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			start := time.Now()
+			start := time.Now().UTC()
 			utils.Debugf("Start untar layer")
 			if err := archive.ApplyLayer(layer, layerData); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			utils.Debugf("Untar time: %vs", time.Now().Sub(start).Seconds())
+			utils.Debugf("Untar time: %vs", time.Now().UTC().Sub(start).Seconds())
 
 			if img.Parent == "" {
 				if size, err = utils.TreeSize(layer); err != nil {
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index 4118e67d97..d9fe5cb4c7 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Create(config *Config, name string) (*Container, []strin
 	container := &Container{
 		// FIXME: we should generate the ID here instead of receiving it as an argument
 		ID:              id,
-		Created:         time.Now(),
+		Created:         time.Now().UTC(),
 		Path:            entrypoint,
 		Args:            args, //FIXME: de-duplicate from config
 		Config:          config,
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 587335b4e1..a988d2133d 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ func (srv *Server) HTTPRequestFactory(metaHeaders map[string][]string) *utils.HT
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) LogEvent(action, id, from string) *utils.JSONMessage {
-	now := time.Now().Unix()
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Unix()
 	jm := utils.JSONMessage{Status: action, ID: id, From: from, Time: now}
 	srv.AddEvent(jm)
 	for _, c := range srv.listeners {
diff --git a/state.go b/state.go
index 71775719f1..1dc92af204 100644
--- a/state.go
+++ b/state.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (s *State) String() string {
 		if s.Ghost {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Ghost")
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("Up %s", utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().Sub(s.StartedAt)))
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Up %s", utils.HumanDuration(time.Now().UTC().Sub(s.StartedAt)))
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Exit %d", s.ExitCode)
 }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *State) SetRunning(pid int) {
 	s.Ghost = false
 	s.ExitCode = 0
 	s.Pid = pid
-	s.StartedAt = time.Now()
+	s.StartedAt = time.Now().UTC()
 }
 
 func (s *State) SetStopped(exitCode int) {
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ func (s *State) SetStopped(exitCode int) {
 
 	s.Running = false
 	s.Pid = 0
-	s.FinishedAt = time.Now()
+	s.FinishedAt = time.Now().UTC()
 	s.ExitCode = exitCode
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index a20cdc585a..892afd0c1d 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (w *WriteBroadcaster) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 					w.buf.Write([]byte(line))
 					break
 				}
-				b, err := json.Marshal(&JSONLog{Log: line, Stream: sw.stream, Created: time.Now()})
+				b, err := json.Marshal(&JSONLog{Log: line, Stream: sw.stream, Created: time.Now().UTC()})
 				if err != nil {
 					// On error, evict the writer
 					delete(w.writers, sw)