diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/sophon.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/sophon.xml
index c527703..6a102a5 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/sophon.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/sophon.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       <env name="DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" value="sophon.settings" />
       <env name="DJANGO_SECRET_KEY" value="change-me-in-production" />
       <env name="DJANGO_DEBUG" value="1" />
+      <env name="DJANGO_TIME_ZONE" value="CET" />
     </envs>
     <option name="SDK_HOME" value="/usr/bin/python3.9" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/sophon" />
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eff442f..b0092f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The following environment variables should be set:
 - `DJANGO_DATABASE_USER`: the username of the PostgreSQL user to login as
 - `DJANGO_DATABASE_PASSWORD`: the password of the PostgreSQL user to login as
 - `DJANGO_LANGUAGE_CODE`: the language to use in the dynamic pages
-- `DJANGO_TIME_ZONE`: the timezone to use in the display of datetimes
+- `DJANGO_TIME_ZONE`: the timezone to use in the display of datetimes (Italy uses `CET`)
 - `DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE`: should always be `sophon.settings`
 
 ## Development