# Gateway time doesn't match timezone **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 24, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103 "2019-01-24T16:02:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dpoduzov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@dpoduzov](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpoduzov)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/1 "2019-01-24T16:02:10Z")
Dear Ignition, I have a problem with [System]Gateway/CurrentDateTime tag. ![IgnitionTimeZone](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/3a4caaf68b8dcdd16b7b919211f82a418a356ba4.png) The correct system time is 09:48:15 CST The gateway web page status tab shows the correct CST time [System]Gateway/Timezone shows America/Chicago which is correct time zone CST But [System]Gateway/CurrentDateTime shows Thu Jan 24 10:48:15 EST 2019 Only this tag is EST for some reason and 1 hour ahead. The gateway was restarted after the time zone adjustment. Please advise. ---
**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/2 "2020-02-06T00:29:21Z")
We just ran into this on a new computer. Ignition was installed and started up on a Windows 10 computer set to the wrong timezone (one hour earlier) and then the timezone was set correctly in Windows. Ignition gateway status page showed the correct time for the new timezone. But Designer–and Vision clients set to use gateway timezone–were showing the correct gateway timezone, but the wrong time. Restarting Ignition gateway did not help. Neither did restarting Windows on the computer running the gateway. Closing and re-opening Designer and Vision Clients resolved the issue. The previous steps (gateway and Windows restarts) may or may not have been necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Shaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@Ryan\_Shaw](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Shaw)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/3 "2024-12-20T17:25:13Z")
Closing and re-opening the designers and vision clients that I still had open after changing the time zone in the ignition.conf file and restarting the gateway worked for me. I did not have to restart the computer running the gateway. I did not try it, but I wonder if right-clicking the CurrentDateTime tag and selecting "Restart Tag" would also work. ---
**Author:** ![stefano.sforna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/4 "2025-07-28T16:05:19Z")
Where Is it possible to change time zone in ignition.conf??? ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/5 "2025-07-28T16:15:51Z")
> **[Gateway Configuration File Reference | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/reference-pages/gateway-configuration-file-reference#common-localization-parameters)** > > This section details the various configuration changes that can be made to the Gateway's configuration file: ignition.conf. Before the Gateway starts, a wrapper service checks the configuration file for parameter values, and then attempts to start... ---
**Author:** ![stefano.sforna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/6 "2025-07-29T11:56:09Z")
I changed time zone in the file ignition.conf with this instruction: ```python wrapper.java.additional.4=-Duser.timezone=Europe/Athens ``` Then I restarted gateway service but nothing changed: Current Time in System/Gateway and System/Client have 1 hour less. ---
**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/7 "2025-07-29T12:06:36Z")
Are you running the designer on the gateway or your local machine? ---
**Author:** ![stefano.sforna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@stefano.sforna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stefano.sforna)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/8 "2025-07-29T12:10:02Z")
I run designer in the same PC of gateway ---
**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-time-doesnt-match-timezone/22103/9 "2025-07-29T12:12:22Z")
Do you have anything setup in the project properties for the Timezone Behavior? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/8/e8ee8c545ee7e44120b191e5051e79d1ceda7774.png) Also, on the gateway webpage, on the status tab does the environment box show the correct time? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/9/f92533b7f39a5130de8c6f7774205cdd8cceefbf.png)