diff --git a/docker/example.env b/docker/example.env
index 9ad3af3c0e..d3acd2d62d 100644
--- a/docker/example.env
+++ b/docker/example.env
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library
 # The location where your database files are stored
 DB_DATA_LOCATION=./postgres
 
-# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
-# TZ=Etc/UTC
+# To set a timezone, change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
+TZ=Etc/UTC
 
 # The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"
 IMMICH_VERSION=release