diff --git a/binance/helpers.py b/binance/helpers.py
index fe91df3f4..35fe90c2c 100644
--- a/binance/helpers.py
+++ b/binance/helpers.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def date_to_milliseconds(date_str):
     # get epoch value in UTC
     epoch = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0).replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc)
     # parse our date string
-    d = dateparser.parse(date_str)
+    d = dateparser.parse(date_str, settings={'TO_TIMEZONE': 'UTC'})
     # if the date is not timezone aware apply UTC timezone
     if d.tzinfo is None or d.tzinfo.utcoffset(d) is None:
         d = d.replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc)