diff --git a/test/new-user-test.js b/test/new-user-test.js
index 7c5c2b7..6179e1f 100644
--- a/test/new-user-test.js
+++ b/test/new-user-test.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('Appstore new user flow', function () {
     });
 
     it('can get the timezone', function () {
-        cloudron.checkTimeZone('America/Los_Angeles');
+        cloudron.checkTimeZone('America/New_York'); // this is the timezone of the ec2 ci machine
     });
 
     var location = 'haste' + (Math.random() * 10000).toFixed();