diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/property_hires_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/property_hires_helper.rb
index 7c44fc4..65bb585 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/property_hires_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/property_hires_helper.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module Admin::PropertyHiresHelper
             stime = [stime,recurring_end_date].max
           end
           can_hire_date = stime - (property.can_hire_before_months).month
-          msg += ("<br>" + I18n.t("property_hire.please_hire_after_date",{:date=>"{#{can_hire_date.utc.to_json.gsub('"','')}}"}))
+          msg += ("<br>" + I18n.t("property_hire.please_hire_after_date",{:date=>"{#{can_hire_date.new_offset(0).to_json.gsub('"','')}}"}))
         elsif available_flag == 3 ## need hire before
           default_msg = "This property must be reserved #{property.need_hire_before} #{property.need_hire_before_unit}s in advance."
           msg += I18n.t("property_hire.unavailable_hint3",{:month=>property.need_hire_before,:unit=>I18n.t("property_hire._#{property.need_hire_before_unit}",:default=>property.need_hire_before_unit),:default=>default_msg})
diff --git a/app/models/p_hire.rb b/app/models/p_hire.rb
index f8640f5..9306e51 100644
--- a/app/models/p_hire.rb
+++ b/app/models/p_hire.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class PHire
       if date_only
         @recurring_events = @recurring_events.where(:date.ne=>nil)
       end
-      start_date_utc_mjd = start_date.to_datetime.utc.mjd
+      start_date_utc_mjd = start_date.to_datetime.new_offset(0).mjd
       @recurring_events.each do |re|
         datet = re.date
         interval = 1.send(re.recurring_interval) rescue 0
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class PHire
             period_str = nil
             if re.recurring_interval == "week"
               period_str = 'week'
-              add_interval = (start_date_utc_mjd - @start_date.utc.mjd)
+              add_interval = (start_date_utc_mjd - @start_date.new_offset(0).mjd)
               days = 7.day
               if add_interval < 0
                 add_interval = -(-add_interval / days)