diff --git a/config-sample.php b/config-sample.php
index 20b30fd..c69bb52 100644
--- a/config-sample.php
+++ b/config-sample.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   $db_pass = "lol";
   $db_name = "spoons";
   
+  $timezone_number = "-4:00";
+  $timezone_name = "America/New_York";
   
-  date_default_timezone_set("America/New_York");
+  date_default_timezone_set($timezone_name);
 ?>
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diff --git a/db_connect.php b/db_connect.php
index f8b36d0..22fb193 100644
--- a/db_connect.php
+++ b/db_connect.php
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 mysql_connect($db_host . ":" . $db_port, $db_user, $db_pass);
 mysql_select_db($db_name);
 
-mysql_query('SET time_zone = "America/New_York"');
+mysql_query('SET time_zone = "' . $timezone_number . '"');
 ?>
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diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 0f04a8b..c796f73 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function checkSpoonedByID($id) {
 }
 
 function spoonByID($id) {
-  mysql_query('SET time_zone = "America/New_York"');
+  mysql_query('SET time_zone = "' . $timezone_number . '"');
   mysql_query("UPDATE spooners SET spooned_by = " . getReverseTargetByID($id) . ", time_spooned = NOW(), spooned = 1, order_num = -1 WHERE id = " . $id);
 }