diff --git a/conf/dot_env b/conf/dot_env
index c287b05..05a5554 100644
--- a/conf/dot_env
+++ b/conf/dot_env
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SECRET_KEY=__SECRETKEY__
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # your default timezone See https://timezonedb.com/time-zones for a list of timezones
-TIMEZONE=__TIMEZONE__
+TZ=__TIMEZONE__
 
 # add only a database password if you want to run with the default postgres, otherwise change settings accordingly
 DB_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql