diff --git a/src/domain/follow.rs b/src/domain/follow.rs
index d52eace..ef7c15e 100644
--- a/src/domain/follow.rs
+++ b/src/domain/follow.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Follow {
     pub followee: PublicKey,
     pub follower: PublicKey,
-    pub updated_at: DateTime<FixedOffset>,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
     #[allow(unused)]
-    pub created_at: DateTime<FixedOffset>,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 }
diff --git a/src/follows_differ.rs b/src/follows_differ.rs
index a4eb7e4..37a91f8 100644
--- a/src/follows_differ.rs
+++ b/src/follows_differ.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     domain::{follow::Follow, follow_change::FollowChange},
     worker_pool::{WorkerTask, WorkerTaskItem},
 };
-use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn convert_timestamp(&self, timestamp: Timestamp) -> Result<DateTime<FixedOffset>> {
-        DateTime::from_timestamp(timestamp.as_u64() as i64, 0)
-            .map(|dt| dt.fixed_offset())
-            .ok_or_else(|| "Failed to convert timestamp to datetime".into())
-    }
-
     /// Initializes a structure that holds the differences between the stored
     /// follows and the latest contact list.
     async fn initialize_follows_diff(
@@ -84,12 +78,11 @@ where
             }
         }
     }
-
     async fn process_follows_diff(
         &self,
         follows_diff: HashMap<PublicKey, FollowsDiff>,
         follower: &PublicKey,
-        event_created_at: DateTime<FixedOffset>,
+        event_created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
     ) -> Result<(usize, usize, usize)> {
         let mut followed_counter = 0;
         let mut unfollowed_counter = 0;
@@ -179,7 +172,7 @@ where
         let WorkerTaskItem { item: event } = worker_task_item;
         let follower = event.pubkey;
 
-        let event_created_at = self.convert_timestamp(event.created_at)?;
+        let event_created_at = convert_timestamp(event.created_at.as_u64())?;
 
         // Get the stored follows and the latest update time from the database
         let (mut follows_diff, maybe_latest_stored_updated_at) =
@@ -218,6 +211,10 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+fn convert_timestamp(timestamp: u64) -> Result<DateTime<Utc>> {
+    DateTime::<Utc>::from_timestamp(timestamp as i64, 0).ok_or("Invalid timestamp".into())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/repo.rs b/src/repo.rs
index f134f6d..fd52c63 100644
--- a/src/repo.rs
+++ b/src/repo.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use core::panic;
 
 use crate::domain::follow::Follow;
-use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use neo4rs::{query, Graph};
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::PublicKey;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl RepoTrait for Repo {
             "#;
 
         let query = query(statement)
-            .param("updated_at", follow.updated_at)
+            .param("updated_at", follow.updated_at.naive_utc())
             .param("followee_val", follow.followee.to_hex())
             .param("follower_val", follow.follower.to_hex());
 
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ impl RepoTrait for Repo {
                 .get::<String>("follower")
                 .map_err(RepoError::Deserialization)?;
             let updated_at = row
-                .get::<DateTime<FixedOffset>>("updated_at")
+                .get::<DateTime<Utc>>("updated_at")
                 .map_err(RepoError::Deserialization)?;
             let created_at = row
-                .get::<DateTime<FixedOffset>>("created_at")
+                .get::<DateTime<Utc>>("created_at")
                 .map_err(RepoError::Deserialization)?;
 
             follows.push(Follow {