diff --git a/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py b/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
index 9ddb87ef..361e91ee 100644
--- a/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
+++ b/jrnl/DayOneJournal.py
@@ -51,16 +51,14 @@ class DayOne(Journal.Journal):
                     except (KeyError, pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError):
                         timezone = tzlocal.get_localzone()
                     date = dict_entry['Creation Date']
-                    try:
+                    if timezone != pytz.utc:
                         date = date + timezone.utcoffset(date, is_dst=False)
-                    except TypeError:
                         # The above converts the date to UTC. However, if the
                         # timezone is already in UTC, you can't call
                         # timezone.utcoffset() with the is_dst parameter
                         # ("utcoffset() got an unexpected keyword argument
                         # 'is_dst'"), but we already have our date in UTC, so
                         # nothing more needs to be done.
-                        pass
                     entry = Entry.Entry(self, date, text=dict_entry['Entry Text'], starred=dict_entry["Starred"])
                     entry.uuid = dict_entry["UUID"]
                     entry._tags = [self.config['tagsymbols'][0] + tag.lower().replace(" ", "_") for tag in dict_entry.get("Tags", [])]