diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index a9b164d9a..ca6c93862 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ def make_poll_data(%{"poll" => %{"options" => options, "expires_in" => expires_i
         end)
 
       end_time =
-        NaiveDateTime.utc_now()
-        |> NaiveDateTime.add(expires_in)
-        |> NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601()
+        DateTime.utc_now()
+        |> DateTime.add(expires_in)
+        |> DateTime.to_iso8601()
 
       key = if truthy_param?(data["poll"]["multiple"]), do: "anyOf", else: "oneOf"
       poll = %{"type" => "Question", key => option_notes, "closed" => end_time}
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index b03b4b344..83138d7ef 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ test "posting a poll", %{conn: conn} do
 
       assert NaiveDateTime.diff(NaiveDateTime.from_iso8601!(response["poll"]["expires_at"]), time) in 420..430
       refute response["poll"]["expred"]
+
+      question = Object.get_by_id(response["poll"]["id"])
+
+      # closed contains utc timezone
+      assert question.data["closed"] =~ "Z"
     end
 
     test "option limit is enforced", %{conn: conn} do