diff --git a/obsidian_import/obsidian.py b/obsidian_import/obsidian.py
index 9450ad6..0b765fa 100644
--- a/obsidian_import/obsidian.py
+++ b/obsidian_import/obsidian.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def parse_event_string(event_str: str, date: datetime.date, timezone: ZoneInfo)
         logger.info('Could not parse format: %s', event_str)
         return Event(None, None, None, None, event_str)
 
-    start = datetime.datetime.combine(date, start_time, timezone)
-    end = datetime.datetime.combine(date, end_time, timezone)
+    start = datetime.datetime.combine(date, start_time, timezone).astimezone(datetime.UTC)
+    end = datetime.datetime.combine(date, end_time, timezone).astimezone(datetime.UTC)
 
     return Event(start, end, m.group(3), m.group(4), m.group(5))