diff --git a/src/server/logging/log_format_string.js b/src/server/logging/log_format_string.js
index 189738a1b4c5..ea1c2f3b4b3d 100644
--- a/src/server/logging/log_format_string.js
+++ b/src/server/logging/log_format_string.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ let workerType = process.env.kbnWorkerType ? `${type(process.env.kbnWorkerType)}
 
 module.exports = class KbnLoggerJsonFormat extends LogFormat {
   format(data) {
-    let time = color('time')(moment(data.timestamp).format('HH:mm:ss.SSS'));
+    let time = color('time')(moment(data.timestamp).utc().format('HH:mm:ss.SSS'));
     let msg = data.error ? color('error')(data.error.stack) : color('message')(data.message);
 
     let tags = _(data.tags)