diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.test.ts
index 0e39748c270..86dfce4fc4e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/DashboardSceneSerializer.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ jest.mock('@grafana/runtime', () => ({
   config: {
     ...jest.requireActual('@grafana/runtime').config,
     bootData: {
+      user: {
+        timezone: 'UTC',
+      },
       settings: {
         defaultDatasource: '-- Grafana --',
         datasources: {