diff --git a/src/output/table.rs b/src/output/table.rs
index 90fb236..4392401 100644
--- a/src/output/table.rs
+++ b/src/output/table.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::cmp::max;
+use std::env;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
@@ -286,7 +287,12 @@ impl Environment {
 }
 
 fn determine_time_zone() -> TZResult<TimeZone> {
-    TimeZone::from_file("/etc/localtime")
+    let tz = env::var("TZ");
+    if tz.is_err() {
+        return TimeZone::from_file("/etc/localtime");
+    } else {
+        return TimeZone::from_file(format!("/usr/share/zoneinfo/{}", tz.unwrap()));
+    }
 }