diff --git a/sqeleton/databases/snowflake.py b/sqeleton/databases/snowflake.py
index 5edafc0..f843737 100644
--- a/sqeleton/databases/snowflake.py
+++ b/sqeleton/databases/snowflake.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ def md5_as_int(self, s: str) -> str:
 class Mixin_NormalizeValue(AbstractMixin_NormalizeValue):
     def normalize_timestamp(self, value: str, coltype: TemporalType) -> str:
         if coltype.rounds:
-            timestamp = f"to_timestamp(round(date_part(epoch_nanosecond, {value}::timestamp(9))/1000000000, {coltype.precision}))"
+            timestamp = f"to_timestamp(round(date_part(epoch_nanosecond, convert_timezone('UTC', {value})::timestamp(9))/1000000000, {coltype.precision}))"
         else:
-            timestamp = f"cast({value} as timestamp({coltype.precision}))"
+            timestamp = f"cast(convert_timezone('UTC', {value}) as timestamp({coltype.precision}))"
 
         return f"to_char({timestamp}, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.FF6')"
 
diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index e3b460e..2be979d 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 import logging
 import subprocess
 
+import sqeleton
 from parameterized import parameterized_class
 
 from sqeleton import databases as db
 from sqeleton import connect
+from sqeleton.abcs.mixins import AbstractMixin_NormalizeValue
 from sqeleton.queries import table
 from sqeleton.databases import Database
 from sqeleton.query_utils import drop_table
@@ -83,7 +85,8 @@ def get_conn(cls: type, shared: bool = True) -> Database:
             _database_instances[cls] = get_conn(cls, shared=False)
         return _database_instances[cls]
 
-    return connect(CONN_STRINGS[cls], N_THREADS)
+    con = sqeleton.connect.load_mixins(AbstractMixin_NormalizeValue)
+    return con(CONN_STRINGS[cls], N_THREADS)
 
 
 def _print_used_dbs():
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index e42b92b..16be6cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-from typing import Callable, List
-from datetime import datetime
 import unittest
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Callable, List, Tuple
 
-from .common import str_to_checksum, TEST_MYSQL_CONN_STRING
-from .common import str_to_checksum, test_each_database_in_list, get_conn, random_table_suffix
-
-from sqeleton.queries import table, current_timestamp
+import pytz
 
-from sqeleton import databases as dbs
 from sqeleton import connect
-
+from sqeleton import databases as dbs
+from sqeleton.queries import table, current_timestamp, NormalizeAsString
+from .common import TEST_MYSQL_CONN_STRING
+from .common import str_to_checksum, test_each_database_in_list, get_conn, random_table_suffix
 
 TEST_DATABASES = {
     dbs.MySQL,
@@ -81,6 +80,37 @@ def test_current_timestamp(self):
         res = db.query(current_timestamp(), datetime)
         assert isinstance(res, datetime), (res, type(res))
 
+    def test_correct_timezone(self):
+        name = "tbl_" + random_table_suffix()
+        db = get_conn(self.db_cls)
+        tbl = table(db.parse_table_name(name), schema={
+            "id": int, "created_at": "timestamp_tz(9)", "updated_at": "timestamp_tz(9)"
+        })
+
+        db.query(tbl.create())
+
+        tz = pytz.timezone('Europe/Berlin')
+
+        now = datetime.now(tz)
+        db.query(table(db.parse_table_name(name)).insert_row("1", now, now))
+        db.query(db.dialect.set_timezone_to_utc())
+
+        t = db.table(name).query_schema()
+        t.schema["created_at"] = t.schema["created_at"].replace(precision=t.schema["created_at"].precision, rounds=True)
+
+        tbl = table(db.parse_table_name(name), schema=t.schema)
+
+        results = db.query(tbl.select(NormalizeAsString(tbl[c]) for c in ["created_at", "updated_at"]), List[Tuple])
+
+        created_at = results[0][1]
+        updated_at = results[0][1]
+
+        utc = now.astimezone(pytz.UTC)
+
+        self.assertEqual(created_at, utc.__format__("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f"))
+        self.assertEqual(updated_at, utc.__format__("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f"))
+
+        db.query(tbl.drop())
 
 @test_each_database
 class TestThreePartIds(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -104,3 +134,4 @@ def test_three_part_support(self):
             d = db.query_table_schema(part.path)
             assert len(d) == 1
             db.query(part.drop())
+