diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 8e5b24e5..6b4fb96c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-eventi = "1.0-rc26"
+eventi = "1.0-rc27"
 exfl = "1.0-rc1"
 
 [libraries]
diff --git a/shared/common/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/common/Utils.kt b/shared/common/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/common/Utils.kt
index b40840b6..b3e70086 100644
--- a/shared/common/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/common/Utils.kt
+++ b/shared/common/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/common/Utils.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile
 import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.security.MessageDigest
+import java.time.Clock
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.util.zip.CRC32
 
@@ -218,3 +219,7 @@ fun File.resolveConflict(): File {
 
 val LocalDateTimeEpoch: LocalDateTime =
     LocalDateTime.of(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+
+fun UtcNow(): LocalDateTime {
+    return LocalDateTime.now(Clock.systemUTC())
+}
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diff --git a/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/EventStore.kt b/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/EventStore.kt
index edf071eb..293b594e 100644
--- a/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/EventStore.kt
+++ b/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/EventStore.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import no.iktdev.eventi.ZDS
 import no.iktdev.eventi.models.Event
 import no.iktdev.eventi.models.store.PersistedEvent
 import no.iktdev.eventi.stores.EventStore
+import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.common.UtcNow
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.database.tables.EventsTable
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.database.withTransaction
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.insert
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ object EventStore: EventStore {
                 it[EventsTable.eventId] = event.eventId.toString()
                 it[EventsTable.event] = eventName
                 it[EventsTable.data] = asData
-                it[EventsTable.persistedAt] = LocalDateTime.now()
+                it[EventsTable.persistedAt] = UtcNow()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/TaskStore.kt b/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/TaskStore.kt
index 6f2b0225..61400a62 100644
--- a/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/TaskStore.kt
+++ b/shared/database/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/shared/database/stores/TaskStore.kt
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import no.iktdev.eventi.models.Task
 import no.iktdev.eventi.models.store.PersistedTask
 import no.iktdev.eventi.models.store.TaskStatus
 import no.iktdev.eventi.stores.TaskStore
+import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.common.UtcNow
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.common.dto.PagedTasks
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.database.tables.TasksTable
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.shared.database.withTransaction
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.*
 import java.time.Duration
-import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.util.*
 
 object TaskStore: TaskStore {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ object TaskStore: TaskStore {
                 it[TasksTable.task] = taskName
                 it[status] = TaskStatus.Pending
                 it[data] = asData
-                it[persistedAt] = LocalDateTime.now()
+                it[persistedAt] = UtcNow()
             }
         }
     }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ object TaskStore: TaskStore {
             }) {
                 it[claimed] = true
                 it[claimedBy] = workerId
-                it[lastCheckIn] = LocalDateTime.now()
+                it[lastCheckIn] = UtcNow()
             }
         }.isSuccess
     }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ object TaskStore: TaskStore {
     override fun heartbeat(taskId: UUID) {
         withTransaction {
             TasksTable.update({ TasksTable.taskId eq taskId.toString() }) {
-                it[lastCheckIn] = LocalDateTime.now()
+                it[lastCheckIn] = UtcNow()
             }
         }
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ object TaskStore: TaskStore {
     }
 
     override fun releaseExpiredTasks(timeout: Duration) {
-        val now = LocalDateTime.now()
+        val now = UtcNow()
         val expirationTime = now.minus(timeout)
         withTransaction {
             TasksTable.update({
diff --git a/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/FFmpeg.kt b/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/FFmpeg.kt
index f7238309..1e4cf130 100644
--- a/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/FFmpeg.kt
+++ b/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/FFmpeg.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import no.iktdev.exfl.using
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.ffmpeg.arguments.MpegArgument
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.ffmpeg.decoder.FfmpegDecodedProgress
 import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.ffmpeg.decoder.FfmpegProgressDecoder
+import no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.ffmpeg.util.UtcNow
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
-import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 
 open class FFmpeg(val executable: String, val logDir: File) {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ open class FFmpeg(val executable: String, val logDir: File) {
     private val outputCache = mutableListOf<String>()
 
     //region Log File formatting
-    val currentDateTime = LocalDateTime.now()
+    val currentDateTime = UtcNow()
     val formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd.HH.mm")
     val formattedDateTime = currentDateTime.format(formatter)
     //endregion
diff --git a/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/util/Utils.kt b/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/util/Utils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0edb26de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/ffmpeg/src/main/kotlin/no/iktdev/mediaprocessing/ffmpeg/util/Utils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package no.iktdev.mediaprocessing.ffmpeg.util
+
+import java.time.Clock
+import java.time.LocalDateTime
+
+fun UtcNow(): LocalDateTime {
+    return LocalDateTime.now(Clock.systemUTC())
+}
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