diff --git a/src/paperless_tika/tests/test_tika_parser.py b/src/paperless_tika/tests/test_tika_parser.py
index 8ba8e0e79..a1fa258a2 100644
--- a/src/paperless_tika/tests/test_tika_parser.py
+++ b/src/paperless_tika/tests/test_tika_parser.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
+try:
+    import zoneinfo
+except ImportError:
+    from backports import zoneinfo
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test import override_settings
 from httpx import Request
@@ -44,7 +49,10 @@ class TestTikaParser(HttpxMockMixin, TestCase):
         with open(self.parser.archive_path, "rb") as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), b"PDF document")
 
-        self.assertEqual(self.parser.date, datetime.datetime(2020, 11, 21))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.date,
+            datetime.datetime(2020, 11, 21, tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC")),
+        )
 
     def test_metadata(self):
         self.httpx_mock.add_response(