diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/poll/manage-poll.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/poll/manage-poll.tsx
index 0513cbd22..3a8a463ec 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/poll/manage-poll.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/poll/manage-poll.tsx
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ const ManagePoll: React.FunctionComponent<{
           name="pollOptions"
           title={poll.title}
           defaultValues={{
-            navigationDate: poll.options[0].start.toString(),
+            navigationDate: dayjs(poll.options[0].start)
+              .utc()
+              .format("YYYY-MM-DD"),
             options: poll.options.map((option) => {
-              const start = dayjs(option.start);
+              const start = dayjs(option.start).utc();
               return option.duration > 0
                 ? {
                     type: "timeSlot",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/server/routers/polls.ts b/apps/web/src/server/routers/polls.ts
index 205e47b82..47dd5c54d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/server/routers/polls.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/server/routers/polls.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const polls = router({
             options: {
               createMany: {
                 data: input.options.map((option) => ({
-                  start: new Date(option.startDate),
+                  start: new Date(`${option.startDate}Z`),
                   duration: option.endDate
                     ? dayjs(option.endDate).diff(
                         dayjs(option.startDate),
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@ export const polls = router({
             const [start, end] = optionValue.split("/");
             if (end) {
               return {
-                start: new Date(start),
+                start: new Date(`${start}Z`),
                 duration: dayjs(end).diff(dayjs(start), "minute"),
                 pollId,
               };
             } else {
               return {
-                start: new Date(start.substring(0, 10) + "T00:00:00"),
+                start: new Date(start.substring(0, 10) + "T00:00:00Z"),
                 pollId,
               };
             }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/date-time-utils.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/date-time-utils.ts
index 4b27388e3..ef9fb8e1c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/utils/date-time-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/date-time-utils.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export const decodeOptions = (
 };
 
 const parseDateOption = (option: Option): ParsedDateOption => {
-  const date = dayjs(option.start);
+  const date = dayjs(option.start).utc();
   return {
     type: "date",
     optionId: option.id,
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ const parseTimeSlotOption = (
   timeZone: string | null,
   targetTimeZone: string,
 ): ParsedTimeSlotOption => {
+  const start = dayjs(option.start).utc();
   const startDate =
     timeZone && targetTimeZone
-      ? dayjs(option.start).tz(timeZone, true).tz(targetTimeZone)
-      : dayjs(option.start);
+      ? start.tz(timeZone, true).tz(targetTimeZone)
+      : start;
 
   const endDate = startDate.add(option.duration, "minute");