diff --git a/cloudron.js b/cloudron.js
index 044348e..92ac81a 100644
--- a/cloudron.js
+++ b/cloudron.js
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ Cloudron.prototype.reboot = function () {
     this.waitForBox();
 };
 
+Cloudron.prototype.checkTimeZone = function (tz) {
+    var res = request.get(this._origin + '/api/v1/settings/time_zone').query({ access_token: this._credentials.accessToken }).end();
+    common.verifyResponse2xx(res, 'Could not query timezone');
+    if (tz !== res.body.timeZone) throw new Error('timezone does not match. expecting: %s got %s', tz, result.body.timeZone);
+};
+
 Cloudron.prototype.checkA = function (callback) {
     var that = this;
     dns.resolve4(this._box.domain, function (error, records) {
diff --git a/test/new-user-test.js b/test/new-user-test.js
index 901b444..a926258 100644
--- a/test/new-user-test.js
+++ b/test/new-user-test.js
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ describe('Appstore new user flow', function () {
         cloudron.setCredentials(owner.password, token);
     });
 
+    it('can get the timezone', function () {
+        cloudron.checkTimezone('America/New_York');
+    });
+
     var location = 'haste' + (Math.random() * 10000).toFixed();
     it('can install app', function () {
         var manifest = appStore.getManifest('com.hastebin.cloudronapp', '0.3.0');