diff --git a/cmd/entries/manual.go b/cmd/entries/manual.go
index ad7d1b0..323de46 100644
--- a/cmd/entries/manual.go
+++ b/cmd/entries/manual.go
@@ -308,15 +308,15 @@ func parseDateTime(date, timeStr, dateLayout string) (time.Time, error) {
 	normalizedTime := normalizeAMPM(timeStr)
 	dateTime := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", date, normalizedTime)
 
-	if dt, err := time.ParseInLocation(dateLayout + " 3:04 PM", dateTime, time.Local); err == nil {
+	if dt, err := time.ParseInLocation(dateLayout + " 3:04 PM", dateTime, settings.GetDisplayTimezone()); err == nil {
 		return dt, nil
 	}
 
-	if dt, err := time.ParseInLocation(dateLayout + " 03:04 PM", dateTime, time.Local); err == nil {
+	if dt, err := time.ParseInLocation(dateLayout + " 03:04 PM", dateTime, settings.GetDisplayTimezone()); err == nil {
 		return dt, nil
 	}
 
-	return time.ParseInLocation(dateLayout + " 15:04", dateTime, time.Local)
+	return time.ParseInLocation(dateLayout + " 15:04", dateTime, settings.GetDisplayTimezone())
 }
 
 func normalizeAMPM(input string) string {
diff --git a/internal/settings/global_config.go b/internal/settings/global_config.go
index 07da812..72700f4 100644
--- a/internal/settings/global_config.go
+++ b/internal/settings/global_config.go
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func (gc *GlobalConfig) Save() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// getDisplayTimezone returns the user's configured timezone or local timezone as fallback
-func getDisplayTimezone() *time.Location {
+// GetDisplayTimezone returns the user's configured timezone or local timezone as fallback
+func GetDisplayTimezone() *time.Location {
 	cfg, err := LoadGlobalConfig()
 	if err != nil || cfg.Timezone == "" {
 		return time.Local
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func getDisplayTimezone() *time.Location {
 
 // toDisplayTime converts a UTC time to the user's display timezone
 func toDisplayTime(t time.Time) time.Time {
-	return t.In(getDisplayTimezone())
+	return t.In(GetDisplayTimezone())
 }
 
 func FormatTime(t time.Time) string {