diff --git a/junction/src/test/java/com/ning/billing/junction/plumbing/billing/TestDefaultBillingEvent.java b/junction/src/test/java/com/ning/billing/junction/plumbing/billing/TestDefaultBillingEvent.java
index e4c0097..58145d2 100644
--- a/junction/src/test/java/com/ning/billing/junction/plumbing/billing/TestDefaultBillingEvent.java
+++ b/junction/src/test/java/com/ning/billing/junction/plumbing/billing/TestDefaultBillingEvent.java
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ public class TestDefaultBillingEvent extends JunctionTestSuite {
@Test(groups = "fast")
public void testToString() throws Exception {
// Simple test to ensure we have an easy to read toString representation
- final BillingEvent event = createEvent(subscription(ID_ZERO), new DateTime("2012-01-01T00:02:04.000Z"), SubscriptionTransitionType.CREATE);
- Assert.assertEquals(event.toString(), "DefaultBillingEvent{type=CREATE, effectiveDate=2011-12-31T16:02:04.000-08:00, planPhaseName=Test-trial, subscriptionId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000, totalOrdering=1, accountId=" + event.getAccount().getId().toString() + "}");
+ final BillingEvent event = createEvent(subscription(ID_ZERO), new DateTime("2012-01-01T00:02:04.000Z", DateTimeZone.UTC), SubscriptionTransitionType.CREATE);
+ Assert.assertEquals(event.toString(), "DefaultBillingEvent{type=CREATE, effectiveDate=2012-01-01T00:02:04.000Z, planPhaseName=Test-trial, subscriptionId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000, totalOrdering=1, accountId=" + event.getAccount().getId().toString() + "}");
}
private BillingEvent createEvent(final Subscription sub, final DateTime effectiveDate, final SubscriptionTransitionType type) {
