Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -rdfe6dbd55749bab2f8390a241c1ac3df9e918389 -r3498a1f45b1c0dafe4f39e79abbed3e7cd3e1d17
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision dfe6dbd55749bab2f8390a241c1ac3df9e918389)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 3498a1f45b1c0dafe4f39e79abbed3e7cd3e1d17)
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from dialin.common.msg_ids import MsgIds
 from dialin.ui.hd_simulator import HDSimulator
 from dialin.protocols import DenaliMessage, DenaliCanMessenger, DenaliChannels
+from datetime import timezone
 from datetime import datetime
 
 CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_LOCATION = '/home/denali/Desktop/cloudsync/credentials'
@@ -1066,15 +1067,17 @@
     except:
         test.fail("Log file is not created or log file is not created based on standard log naming format.")
 
-def get_current_date_and_time(date_format='%Y/%b/%d - %H:%M:%S'):
+
+def get_current_date_and_time_in_utc(date_format='%Y/%m/%d - %H:%M:%S'):
     """
         Method to get current date and time.
         @input date_format (str) - format of date to be retrieved.
         @return (str) - date in specified format.
     """
-    date = datetime.now()
+    date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     return str(date.strftime(date_format))
 
+
 def get_extracted_input_buf_file():
     """
         This function is the handler for getting file from cloudsync folder. 
@@ -1084,7 +1087,7 @@
         @return latest_file - (string) returns latest file that append in cloudsync folder 
     """
     try:
-        current_date = get_current_date_and_time(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
+        current_date = get_current_date_and_time_in_utc(date_format = "%Y_%m_%d")
         latest_file = '/home/denali/Desktop/sd-card/cloudsync/'+current_date+'_inp.buf'
         return latest_file
     except: