diff --git a/templates/retrieve_openstack_cloud_facts.sh.j2 b/templates/retrieve_openstack_cloud_facts.sh.j2
index 3b31bbb875c0c6681e0df1fbe31c7c0e4b4bcb14..f394523627241422b80fc4289e599ff60e4c81d5 100644
--- a/templates/retrieve_openstack_cloud_facts.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/retrieve_openstack_cloud_facts.sh.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export OS_USERNAME="{{ swift_cloud_username }}"
 export OS_PASSWORD="{{ swift_cloud_password }}"
 export OS_REGION_NAME="{{ swift_cloud_regionname }}"
 
-TODAY=`date +%F`
+TODAY=`date --utc +%F`
 
 for container in `/usr/local/bin/swift list`
 do