diff --git a/calendar-daemon.cpp b/calendar-daemon.cpp
index 18523d2..b2a5c52 100644
--- a/calendar-daemon.cpp
+++ b/calendar-daemon.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int main(void)
 
   // Daemon-specific intialization should go here
 
-
+  setenv("TZ", "/usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Vienna", 1); // POSIX-specific
   std::string calendar = "dummy";
   std::string directory = "/home/stefan/.local/share/khal/calendars/" + calendar + "/";
   sql::Database* db = init_database(calendar);