diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 56f0661..2eab9de 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::process::exit;
 use ::rizzy::timezones::parse_timezone;
 use ::rizzy::RizzyError;
 use chrono_tz::America::{Chicago, New_York};
-use chrono_tz::Tz;
+use chrono_tz::{Tz, UTC};
 use clap::{crate_authors, crate_description, crate_version, AppSettings, Parser};
 use eyre::Context;
 
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ struct Opts {
     /// Use Chicago timestamp
     #[clap(long)]
     chi: bool,
+    /// Use UTC timestamp
+    #[clap(long)]
+    utc: bool,
     /// use ZONE instead of local zone
     #[clap(short, long)]
     zone: Option<String>,
@@ -44,18 +47,24 @@ struct Opts {
     file: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-fn get_timezone(Opts { nyc, chi, zone, .. }: &Opts) -> Result<Tz, RizzyError> {
-    match (nyc, chi, zone) {
-        (true, true, _) => Err(RizzyError::InvalidArg(
+fn get_timezone(
+    Opts {
+        nyc,
+        chi,
+        utc,
+        zone,
+        ..
+    }: &Opts,
+) -> Result<Tz, RizzyError> {
+    match (nyc, chi, utc, zone) {
+        (true, false, false, None) => Ok(New_York),
+        (false, true, false, None) => Ok(Chicago),
+        (false, false, true, None) => Ok(UTC),
+        (false, false, false, None) => Ok(Chicago), // default
+        (false, false, false, Some(tz_string)) => parse_timezone(&tz_string),
+        _ => Err(RizzyError::InvalidArg(
             "Cannot use more than one timezone override".to_string(),
         )),
-        (true, false, None) => Ok(New_York),
-        (false, true, None) => Ok(Chicago),
-        (true, false, Some(_)) | (false, true, Some(_)) => Err(RizzyError::InvalidArg(
-            "Cannot supply --zone and an override".to_string(),
-        )),
-        (false, false, Some(tz_string)) => parse_timezone(&tz_string),
-        (false, false, None) => Ok(Chicago),
     }
 }