diff --git a/lib/commands/general.js b/lib/commands/general.js
index ee5e7539..90795863 100644
--- a/lib/commands/general.js
+++ b/lib/commands/general.js
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ commands.getDeviceTime = async function getDeviceTime (format = MOMENT_FORMAT_IS
     log.warn('On simulator. Assuming device time is the same as host time');
     cmd = 'date';
     args = ['+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z'];
-    inputFormat = MOMENT_FORMAT_ISO8601;
+    inputFormat = 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZZ';
   }
   const stdout = (await exec(cmd, args)).stdout.trim();
   log.debug(`Got the following output out of '${cmd} ${args.join(' ')}': ${stdout}`);
-  const parsedTimestamp = moment(stdout, inputFormat);
+  const parsedTimestamp = moment.utc(stdout, inputFormat);
   if (!parsedTimestamp.isValid()) {
     log.warn(`Cannot parse the timestamp '${stdout}' returned by '${cmd}' command. Returning it as is`);
     return stdout;
   }
-  return parsedTimestamp.format(format);
+  return parsedTimestamp.utcOffset(parsedTimestamp._tzm || 0).format(format);
 };
 
 commands.hideKeyboard = async function hideKeyboard (strategy, ...possibleKeys) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67321dac..2d7d072b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "js2xmlparser2": "^0.2.0",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
-    "moment": "^2.22.2",
+    "moment": "^2.24.0",
+    "moment-timezone": "^0.5.26",
     "node-idevice": "^0.1.6",
     "node-simctl": "^5.0.0",
     "pem": "^1.8.3",
diff --git a/test/unit/driver-specs.js b/test/unit/driver-specs.js
index efefcff5..2e53399b 100644
--- a/test/unit/driver-specs.js
+++ b/test/unit/driver-specs.js
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ describe('getDeviceTime', withMocks({fs, teen_process}, (mocks) => {
     };
 
     it('should call idevicedate', async function () {
-      let date = 'Tue Jun 12 11:13:31 CEST 2018';
+      let date = 'Tue Jun 12 11:13:31 UTC 2018';
       let driver = setup(mocks, {date});
-      (await driver.getDeviceTime()).startsWith('2018-06-12T').should.be.true;
+      (await driver.getDeviceTime()).should.eql('2018-06-12T11:13:31+00:00');
     });
 
     it('should call idevicedate with format', async function () {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('getDeviceTime', withMocks({fs, teen_process}, (mocks) => {
         .once().withExactArgs('date', ['+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z'])
         .returns({stdout: '2018-06-12T12:11:59+0200'});
       let driver = new IosDriver();
-      (await driver.getDeviceTime()).startsWith('2018-06-12T').should.be.true;
+      (await driver.getDeviceTime()).should.eql('2018-06-12T12:11:59+02:00');
     });
   });
 }));