diff --git a/tests/test_action.py b/tests/test_action.py
index 09c60c05..c81491e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_action.py
+++ b/tests/test_action.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import copy
 import pytest
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from dateutil.tz import tzutc
 from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import Tuple, Type
 
@@ -556,8 +557,8 @@ def test_deallocate_bad_dates(user: UserClient):
     """ Tests deallocate with bad date of start_time """
     snapshot, _ = user.post(file('basic.snapshot'), res=models.Snapshot)
     device_id = snapshot['device']['id']
-    delta = timedelta(days=30)
-    future = datetime.now() + delta
+    delay  = timedelta(days=30)
+    future = datetime.now().replace(tzinfo=tzutc()) + delay
     post_deallocate = {"startTime": future,
                        "devices": [device_id]
     }