diff --git a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/Postgres/DDL/EventTrigger.hs b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/Postgres/DDL/EventTrigger.hs
index bd479b2e211..ead155ca0f5 100644
--- a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/Postgres/DDL/EventTrigger.hs
+++ b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/Postgres/DDL/EventTrigger.hs
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ deleteEventTriggerLogsTx TriggerLogCleanupConfig {..} = do
             [ST.st|
           SELECT id FROM hdb_catalog.event_log
           WHERE ((delivered = true OR error = true) AND trigger_name = $1)
-          AND created_at < now() - interval '#{qRetentionPeriod}'
+          AND created_at < (now() - interval '#{qRetentionPeriod}') AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'
           AND locked IS NULL
           LIMIT $2
         |]