diff --git a/pysap/SAPCAR.py b/pysap/SAPCAR.py
index f40336e..964d9c3 100644
--- a/pysap/SAPCAR.py
+++ b/pysap/SAPCAR.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def timestamp(self):
         :return: timestamp in human-readable format
         :rtype: string
         """
-        return datetime.fromtimestamp(self._file_format.timestamp).strftime('%d %b %Y %H:%M')
+        return datetime.utcfromtimestamp(self._file_format.timestamp).strftime('%d %b %Y %H:%M')
 
     @timestamp.setter
     def timestamp(self, timestamp):
diff --git a/tests/sapcar_test.py b/tests/sapcar_test.py
index a360392..3838233 100755
--- a/tests/sapcar_test.py
+++ b/tests/sapcar_test.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 class PySAPCARTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     test_filename = "test_string.txt"
-    test_timestamp = "01 Dec 2015 19:48"
+    test_timestamp = "01 Dec 2015 22:48"
     test_permissions = "-rw-rw-r--"
     test_string = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"