diff --git a/app/models/topic_view_item.rb b/app/models/topic_view_item.rb
index 8640ca3c59e..143d22a0056 100644
--- a/app/models/topic_view_item.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic_view_item.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class TopicViewItem < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def self.add(topic_id, ip, user_id = nil, at = nil, skip_redis = false)
     # Only store a view once per day per thing per (user || ip)
-    at ||= Date.today
+    at ||= Time.zone.today
+
     redis_key = +"view:#{topic_id}:#{at}"
     if user_id
       redis_key << ":user-#{user_id}"