diff --git a/netbox/core/dataclasses.py b/netbox/core/dataclasses.py
index 863ebd0a8..21f97d01d 100644
--- a/netbox/core/dataclasses.py
+++ b/netbox/core/dataclasses.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import logging
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from django.utils import timezone
+
 __all__ = (
     'JobLogEntry',
 )
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ __all__ = (
 class JobLogEntry:
     level: str
     message: str
-    timestamp: datetime = field(default_factory=datetime.now)
+    timestamp: datetime = field(default_factory=timezone.now)
 
     @classmethod
     def from_logrecord(cls, record: logging.LogRecord):