diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/offsetdatetime/ConvertToOffsetDateTimeUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/offsetdatetime/ConvertToOffsetDateTimeUnitTest.java
index a6fd6c03c2..fa9ceca173 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/offsetdatetime/ConvertToOffsetDateTimeUnitTest.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/offsetdatetime/ConvertToOffsetDateTimeUnitTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -18,12 +19,19 @@ public class ConvertToOffsetDateTimeUnitTest {
 
     @Test
     public void givenDate_whenHasOffset_thenConvertWithOffset() {
+        TimeZone prevTimezone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+        TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+
         Date date = new Date();
         date.setHours(6);
         date.setMinutes(30);
+
         OffsetDateTime odt = ConvertToOffsetDateTime.convert(date, 3, 30);
         assertEquals(10, odt.getHour());
         assertEquals(0, odt.getMinute());
+
+        // Reset the timezone to its original value to prevent side effects
+        TimeZone.setDefault(prevTimezone);
     }
 
 }