diff --git a/roles/web_server/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/roles/web_server/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index 1323c4970927d172773a30ed824ed8abacef31c6..05192753a9ca0439efae9a1b48693c29dc06c28d 100644
--- a/roles/web_server/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/roles/web_server/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ def test_php_timezone_configuration(host, php_info):
     Tests if PHP timezone configuration has been set correctly.
     """
 
+    server_timezone = host.file("/etc/timezone").content.strip()
+
     config = host.file('%s/cli/conf.d/30-timezone.ini' % php_info.base_config_dir)
     assert config.is_file
     assert config.user == 'root'
@@ -231,8 +233,8 @@ def test_php_timezone_configuration(host, php_info):
 
     timezone = host.run("php --php-ini %s -r %s", "%s/cli/php.ini" % php_info.base_config_dir, "echo ini_get('date.timezone');")
     assert timezone.rc == 0
-    assert timezone.stdout == "GMT+0"
+    assert timezone.stdout == server_timezone
 
     timezone = host.run("php --php-ini %s -r %s", "%s/fpm/php.ini" % php_info.base_config_dir, "echo ini_get('date.timezone');")
     assert timezone.rc == 0
-    assert timezone.stdout == "GMT+0"
+    assert timezone.stdout == server_timezone