diff --git a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
index 8a7410ff9..a080dfc62 100644
--- a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
+++ b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Auth/DatabaseTokenRepository.php
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ protected function tokenExpired($token)
         // Convert UTCDateTime to a date string.
         if ($token['created_at'] instanceof UTCDateTime) {
             $date = $token['created_at']->toDateTime();
+            $date->setTimezone(new \DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
             $token['created_at'] = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         } elseif (is_array($token['created_at']) and isset($token['created_at']['date'])) {
-            $token['created_at'] = $token['created_at']['date'];
+            $date = new DateTime($token['created_at']['date'], new DateTimeZone(isset($token['created_at']['timezone']) ? $token['created_at']['timezone'] : 'UTC'));
+            $date->setTimezone(date_default_timezone_get());
+            $token['created_at'] = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }
 
         return parent::tokenExpired($token);