diff --git a/scripts/__init_env__.php b/scripts/__init_env__.php
index 1089069377..f3d97847dc 100644
--- a/scripts/__init_env__.php
+++ b/scripts/__init_env__.php
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ foreach (PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('load-libraries') as $library) {
 }
 
 PhutilErrorHandler::initialize();
+
+$tz = PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('phabricator.timezone');
+if ($tz) {
+  date_default_timezone_set($tz);
+}