diff --git a/ikiwiki.setup b/ikiwiki.setup
index 161d6e3..4dded1e 100644
--- a/ikiwiki.setup
+++ b/ikiwiki.setup
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ hardlink: 0
 # extra library and plugin directories
 libdirs: [ 'lib' ]
 # time zone name
-timezone: "America/New_York"
+# timezone: "America/New_York"
 # cookie control
 # set custom user agent string for outbound HTTP requests e.g. when fetching aggregated RSS feeds
 useragent: ikiwiki/3.20190228-1