diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 2c9bcd85..7f52993a 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ rbindlist_with_attrs <- function(dflist){
   nflverse_timestamp <- attr(dflist[[length(dflist)]], "nflverse_timestamp")
   nflverse_type <- attr(dflist[[length(dflist)]], "nflverse_type")
   out <- data.table::rbindlist(dflist, use.names = TRUE, fill = TRUE)
-  data.table::setattr(out, "nflverse_timestamp", format(nflverse_timestamp, usetz = TRUE, tz = "America/New_York"))
+  data.table::setattr(out, "nflverse_timestamp", nflverse_timestamp)
   data.table::setattr(out, "nflverse_type",      nflverse_type)
   out
 }