diff --git a/towncrier/newsfragments/2193.bugfix b/towncrier/newsfragments/2193.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11eae963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/towncrier/newsfragments/2193.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+matching rainloop php to roundcube's: timezone is a parameter in mailu.env
diff --git a/webmails/rainloop/defaults/php.ini b/webmails/rainloop/defaults/php.ini
index 27992231..d3d4d9f1 100644
--- a/webmails/rainloop/defaults/php.ini
+++ b/webmails/rainloop/defaults/php.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 expose_php=Off
-date.timezone=UTC
+date.timezone={{ TZ }}
 upload_max_filesize = {{ MAX_FILESIZE }}M
 post_max_size = {{ MAX_FILESIZE }}M