diff --git a/src/controller/java/src/chip/devicecontroller/ChipDeviceController.java b/src/controller/java/src/chip/devicecontroller/ChipDeviceController.java
index 817a88c7d883ee..e4b59ac387429e 100644
--- a/src/controller/java/src/chip/devicecontroller/ChipDeviceController.java
+++ b/src/controller/java/src/chip/devicecontroller/ChipDeviceController.java
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
 import chip.devicecontroller.model.ChipEventPath;
 import chip.devicecontroller.model.DataVersionFilter;
 import chip.devicecontroller.model.InvokeElement;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /** Controller to interact with the CHIP device. */
@@ -1193,8 +1195,8 @@ public void invoke(
   public static byte[] createRootCertificate(
       KeypairDelegate keypair, long issuerId, @Nullable Long fabricId) {
     // current time
-    Calendar start = Calendar.getInstance();
-    Calendar end = Calendar.getInstance();
+    Calendar start = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
+    Calendar end = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
     // current time + 10 years
     end.add(Calendar.YEAR, 10);
     return createRootCertificate(keypair, issuerId, fabricId, start, end);
@@ -1215,9 +1217,9 @@ public static byte[] createIntermediateCertificate(
       long issuerId,
       @Nullable Long fabricId) {
     // current time
-    Calendar start = Calendar.getInstance();
+    Calendar start = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
     // current time + 10 years
-    Calendar end = Calendar.getInstance();
+    Calendar end = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
     end.add(Calendar.YEAR, 10);
     return createIntermediateCertificate(
         rootKeypair, rootCertificate, intermediatePublicKey, issuerId, fabricId, start, end);
@@ -1251,9 +1253,9 @@ public static byte[] createOperationalCertificate(
       long nodeId,
       List<Integer> caseAuthenticatedTags) {
     // current time
-    Calendar start = Calendar.getInstance();
+    Calendar start = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
     // current time + 10 years
-    Calendar end = Calendar.getInstance();
+    Calendar end = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ZoneOffset.UTC));
     end.add(Calendar.YEAR, 10);
     return createOperationalCertificate(
         signingKeypair,