diff --git a/linux/meta/heka.yml b/linux/meta/heka.yml
index 9332791..6d7ba3b 100644
--- a/linux/meta/heka.yml
+++ b/linux/meta/heka.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{%- from "linux/map.jinja" import system with context %}
 log_collector:
   decoder:
     system:
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@
       config:
         syslog_pattern: '<%PRI%>%TIMESTAMP% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg%\n'
         fallback_syslog_pattern: '%TIMESTAMP% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg%\n'
+{%- if system.timezone is defined %}
+        tz: "{{ system.timezone }}"
+{%- endif %}
   input:
     linux_log_stream:
       engine: logstreamer