diff --git a/lib/api/requests/status.cpp b/lib/api/requests/status.cpp
index c161b9020..5d6591d3e 100644
--- a/lib/api/requests/status.cpp
+++ b/lib/api/requests/status.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ public:
 
 		float f_load = 1.f / (1 << SI_LOAD_SHIFT);
 
+		tzset();
+
 		json_error_t err;
 		json_t *json_status = json_pack_ex(&err, 0, "{ s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s, s: f, s: f, s: { s: s, s: I, s: b }, s: { s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s, s: s}, s: { s: i, s: i, s: I, s: I, s: [ f, f, f ], s: { s: I, s, I, s: I, s: I }, s: { s: I, s: I }, s: { s: I, s: I } } }",
 			"state", stateToString(sn->getState()).c_str(),