diff --git a/bundles/systemd/items.py b/bundles/systemd/items.py
index 0365bce..6e587dc 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd/items.py
+++ b/bundles/systemd/items.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+timezone = node.metadata.get('timezone', 'UTC')
+
 actions = {
     'systemd-reload': {
         'command': 'systemctl daemon-reload',
@@ -16,8 +18,8 @@ actions = {
         },
     },
     'systemd-timezone': {
-        'command': 'timedatectl set-timezone UTC',
-        'unless': 'timedatectl status | grep -Fi \'time zone\' | grep -i \'utc\'',
+        'command': 'timedatectl set-timezone {}'.format(timezone),
+        'unless': 'timedatectl status | grep -Fi \'time zone\' | grep -i \'{}\''.format(timezone.lower()),
     },
     'systemd-enable-ntp': {
         'command': 'timedatectl set-ntp true',