diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index 3e2ea8cd..b1241ce9 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ class TestSendfile(object):
         assert rv.status_code == 416
         rv.close()
 
-        last_modified = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(
+        last_modified = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(
             os.path.join(app.root_path, 'static/index.html'))).replace(
             microsecond=0)