diff --git a/src/models/contact.js b/src/models/contact.js
index f2e0846829..9f469d62ee 100644
--- a/src/models/contact.js
+++ b/src/models/contact.js
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ export default class Contact {
 
 		// if no rev set, init one
 		if (!this.vCard.hasProperty('rev')) {
-			this.vCard.addPropertyWithValue('rev', ICAL.VCardTime.now().convertToZone(ICAL.Timezone.utcTimezone))
+			const rev = new ICAL.VCardTime(null, null, 'date-time')
+			rev.fromUnixTime(Date.now() / 1000)
+			this.vCard.addPropertyWithValue('rev', rev)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/services/checks/invalidREV.js b/src/services/checks/invalidREV.js
index 6a75c227b7..7814219d71 100644
--- a/src/services/checks/invalidREV.js
+++ b/src/services/checks/invalidREV.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export default {
 			contact.vCard.removeProperty('rev')
 
 			// creatiing new value
-			contact.vCard.addPropertyWithValue('rev', ICAL.VCardTime.now().convertToZone(ICAL.Timezone.utcTimezone))
+			const rev = new ICAL.VCardTime(null, null, 'date-time')
+			rev.fromUnixTime(Date.now() / 1000)
+			contact.vCard.addPropertyWithValue('rev', rev)
 
 			return true
 		} catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/store/contacts.js b/src/store/contacts.js
index 945793f079..d7419b5024 100644
--- a/src/store/contacts.js
+++ b/src/store/contacts.js
@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ const actions = {
 		validate(contact)
 
 		// Update REV
-		contact.rev = ICAL.VCardTime.now().convertToZone(ICAL.Timezone.utcTimezone)
+		const rev = new ICAL.VCardTime()
+		rev.fromUnixTime(Date.now() / 1000)
+		contact.rev = rev
 
 		const vData = contact.toStringStripQuotes()
 
diff --git a/src/views/Contacts.vue b/src/views/Contacts.vue
index 9f9f74656b..7c95fa6ce0 100644
--- a/src/views/Contacts.vue
+++ b/src/views/Contacts.vue
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export default {
 				emit('contacts:circles:append', this.selectedCircle.id)
 				return
 			}
-
+			const rev = new ICAL.VCardTime()
 			const contact = new Contact(`
 				BEGIN:VCARD
 				VERSION:4.0
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ export default {
 			this.defaultAddressbook)
 
 			contact.fullName = t('contacts', 'Name')
-
-			contact.rev = ICAL.VCardTime.now().convertToZone(ICAL.Timezone.utcTimezone)
+			rev.fromUnixTime(Date.now() / 1000)
+			contact.rev = rev
 
 			// itterate over all properties (filter is not usable on objects and we need the key of the property)
 			const properties = rfcProps.properties