diff --git a/pyls/__main__.py b/pyls/__main__.py
index 6440085f..1b7fd04a 100644
--- a/pyls/__main__.py
+++ b/pyls/__main__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 import logging.config
 import sys
+import time
 
 try:
     import ujson as json
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
 from .python_ls import (PythonLanguageServer, start_io_lang_server,
                         start_tcp_lang_server)
 
-LOG_FORMAT = "%(asctime)s UTC - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s"
+LOG_FORMAT = "%(asctime)s {} - %(levelname)s - %(name)s - %(message)s".format(
+    time.localtime().tm_zone)
 
 
 def add_arguments(parser):