diff --git a/date_utils/date_utils.go b/date_utils/date_utils.go
index b0314232c3667a9d29e3f055dfc16f1ca95a4f89..3ee0d697a7dc7d7eab9a7a3be5ebec52f0b6e3a1 100644
--- a/date_utils/date_utils.go
+++ b/date_utils/date_utils.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
+	_ "time/tzdata"
 )
 
 const TimeZoneString = "Africa/Johannesburg"