diff --git a/pomodoroprompt.py b/pomodoroprompt.py
index c338f33..ea8bc68 100644
--- a/pomodoroprompt.py
+++ b/pomodoroprompt.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import csv
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
+from pytz import timezone
 
 import pytz
 import zenipy
@@ -49,7 +50,9 @@ def quit_prompt():
     else:
         quit_prompt()
 
-def log_step(text, start, end_section=False):
+def log_step(text, utc_start, end_section=False):
+    eastern = timezone('US/Eastern')
+    start = utc_start.astimezone(eastern)
     timelog_path = 'log/' + str(start.year) + '-' + format(start.month, '02') + '-' + format(start.day, '02') + '.log'
     timelog_file = Path(timelog_path)
     timelog_file.touch(exist_ok=True)