diff --git a/apis/json_time.go b/apis/json_time.go
index dce3047..0bf40ec 100644
--- a/apis/json_time.go
+++ b/apis/json_time.go
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ type JsonTimeISO8601 struct {
 }
 
 func (t JsonTimeISO8601) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	value := "\"" + t.Format(time.RFC3339) + "\""
+	value := "\"" + t.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339) + "\""
 	return []byte(value), nil
 }
 
 func (t JsonTimeISO8601) String() string {
-	return t.Format(time.RFC3339)
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return t.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 }
diff --git a/apis/json_time_test.go b/apis/json_time_test.go
index acddbce..6b7cd2b 100644
--- a/apis/json_time_test.go
+++ b/apis/json_time_test.go
@@ -17,13 +17,37 @@ func TestJsonTimeISO8601_MarshalJSON(t1 *testing.T) {
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "Seconds",
+			name: "Seconds in UTC",
 			fields: fields{
 				Time: time.Date(2022, 02, 26, 9, 12, 11, 0, time.UTC),
 			},
 			want:    []byte("\"2022-02-26T09:12:11Z\""),
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Zero Time",
+			fields: fields{
+				Time: time.Time{},
+			},
+			want:    []byte("\"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z\""),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Time in PST",
+			fields: fields{
+				Time: time.Date(2022, 02, 26, 1, 12, 11, 0, time.FixedZone("PST", -8*3600)),
+			},
+			want:    []byte("\"2022-02-26T09:12:11Z\""), // Converted to UTC
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Time in IST",
+			fields: fields{
+				Time: time.Date(2022, 02, 26, 14, 42, 11, 0, time.FixedZone("IST", 5*3600+1800)),
+			},
+			want:    []byte("\"2022-02-26T09:12:11Z\""), // Converted to UTCc
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t1.Run(tt.name, func(t1 *testing.T) {