diff --git a/debian/Containerfile b/debian/Containerfile
index f44ad47..37c9e62 100644
--- a/debian/Containerfile
+++ b/debian/Containerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ONBUILD ENV BASH_ENV=/etc/environment
 
 # We can't use timedatectl because systemd isn't available
 # during the build process, so we have to set the timezone manually
-ENV TZ=US/Eastern
+ENV TZ=US/Central
 RUN rm /etc/localtime && \
     ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && \
     echo $TZ > /etc/timezone