diff --git a/server/api_server/sessions_endpoint.py b/server/api_server/sessions_endpoint.py
index 147dbbe3..1074da1a 100755
--- a/server/api_server/sessions_endpoint.py
+++ b/server/api_server/sessions_endpoint.py
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ def get_session_events(event_type, period_date):
     conn = get_temp_db_connection()
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     cur = conn.cursor()
+    tz_name = get_setting_value("TIMEZONE") or "UTC"
 
     # Base SQLs
     sql_events = f"""