diff --git a/lib/harmony/harmonytask/harmonytask.go b/lib/harmony/harmonytask/harmonytask.go
index 7577c5cf5..c56b83b95 100644
--- a/lib/harmony/harmonytask/harmonytask.go
+++ b/lib/harmony/harmonytask/harmonytask.go
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (e *TaskEngine) followWorkInDB() {
 	for fromName, srcs := range e.follows {
 		var cList []int // Which work is done (that we follow) since we last checked?
 		err := e.db.Select(e.ctx, &cList, `SELECT h.task_id FROM harmony_task_history 
-   		WHERE h.work_end>$1 AND h.name=$2`, lastFollowTime, fromName)
+   		WHERE h.work_end>$1 AND h.name=$2`, lastFollowTime.UTC(), fromName)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Could not query DB: ", err)
 			return
diff --git a/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go b/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go
index a6e8933d2..a4eb004c2 100644
--- a/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go
+++ b/lib/harmony/harmonytask/task_type_handler.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ retryRecordCompletion:
 		}
 		_, err = tx.Exec(`INSERT INTO harmony_task_history 
 									 (task_id,   name, posted,    work_start, work_end, result, completed_by_host_and_port,      err)
-VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)`, tID, h.Name, postedTime, workStart, workEnd, done, h.TaskEngine.hostAndPort, result)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)`, tID, h.Name, postedTime.UTC(), workStart.UTC(), workEnd.UTC(), done, h.TaskEngine.hostAndPort, result)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("could not write history: %w", err)
 		}