diff --git a/unstable/memcache-session.inc b/unstable/memcache-session.inc
index f1ad41b..b1139fe 100644
--- a/unstable/memcache-session.inc
+++ b/unstable/memcache-session.inc
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ function drupal_session_initialize() {
     $user = drupal_anonymous_user();
     session_id(md5(uniqid('', TRUE)));
   }
+  date_default_timezone_set(drupal_get_user_timezone());
 }