diff --git a/salt/salt/general-config.sls b/salt/salt/general-config.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c8f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/salt/general-config.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set-timezone-to-utc:
+  timezone.system:
+    - name: 'Etc/UTC'
diff --git a/salt/salt/top.sls b/salt/salt/top.sls
index 9be9ee4..eb09da0 100644
--- a/salt/salt/top.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/top.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 base:
   'dev or prod':
+    - general-config
     - gunicorn
     - nginx
     - nginx.site-config