diff --git a/examples/testing/default_values.test.vcl b/examples/testing/default_values.test.vcl
index 340d0758..7601013e 100644
--- a/examples/testing/default_values.test.vcl
+++ b/examples/testing/default_values.test.vcl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ sub test_default_local_var_recv {
   assert.false(var.bool);
   assert.equal(var.integer, 0);
   assert.equal(var.float, 0.000);
-  assert.equal(var.time, std.time("Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT", now));
+  assert.equal(var.time, std.time("Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 UTC", now));
   assert.equal(var.rtime, 0s);
 
   if (!var.string) {