diff --git a/client/src/utils/dates.test.ts b/client/src/utils/dates.test.ts
index be2ee28c06eb..02583c03258e 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/dates.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/dates.test.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ describe("dates.ts", () => {
             expect(formatted).toBe("Sunday Oct 1st 8:00:00 2023 GMT-4");
         });
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/client/tests/jest/jest.setup.js b/client/tests/jest/jest.setup.js
index 505e186fd517..430ed695106b 100644
--- a/client/tests/jest/jest.setup.js
+++ b/client/tests/jest/jest.setup.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Vue.config.devtools = false;
 and this makes the tag tests work correctly */
 global.setImmediate = global.setTimeout;
 
+// Consistent timezone for tests so we can compare dates
+process.env.TZ = "America/New_York";
+
 // Always mock the following imports
 jest.mock("@/composables/hashedUserId");
 jest.mock("@/composables/userLocalStorage");