diff --git a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.daily b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.daily
index 14fe006..d46e2b2 100644
--- a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.daily
+++ b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.daily
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+
 # Only call zfs-auto-snapshot if it's available
-which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 0
+which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 1
 
-exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=daily --keep=31 //
+exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=daily --keep=32 --local-tz //
diff --git a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.frequent b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.frequent
index 613afc9..e1867c3 100644
--- a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.frequent
+++ b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.frequent
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
 PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
 
-*/15 * * * * root which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 0 ; zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=frequent --keep=4 //
+*/15 * * * * root which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 1
+
+exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=frequent --keep=5 --local-tz //
diff --git a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.hourly b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.hourly
index 5da52b1..a5f96c0 100644
--- a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.hourly
+++ b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.hourly
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+
 # Only call zfs-auto-snapshot if it's available
-which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 0
+which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 1
 
-exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=hourly --keep=24 //
+exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=hourly --keep=25 --local-tz //
diff --git a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.monthly b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.monthly
index 2ab823f..71ed091 100644
--- a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.monthly
+++ b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.monthly
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+
 # Only call zfs-auto-snapshot if it's available
-which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 0
+which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 1
 
-exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=monthly --keep=12 //
+exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=monthly --keep=12 --local-tz //
diff --git a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.weekly b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.weekly
index 3aa977a..c7a27de 100644
--- a/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.weekly
+++ b/etc/zfs-auto-snapshot.cron.weekly
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+
 # Only call zfs-auto-snapshot if it's available
-which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 0
+which zfs-auto-snapshot > /dev/null || exit 1
 
-exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=weekly --keep=8 //
+exec zfs-auto-snapshot --quiet --syslog --label=weekly --keep=9 --local-tz //
diff --git a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.8 b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.8
index 51fdc7f..cca428c 100644
--- a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.8
+++ b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.8
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ LAB is usually 'hourly', 'daily', or 'monthly'.
 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fIPRE\fR
 PRE is 'zfs\-auto\-snap' by default.
 .TP
+\fB\-\-local\-tz\fR
+Use system's local timezone instead of UTC in snapshot names.
+.TP
 \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
 Suppress warnings and notices at the console.
 .TP
diff --git a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
index a97df0a..3563bb5 100644
--- a/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
+++ b/src/zfs-auto-snapshot.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ opt_verbose=''
 opt_pre_snapshot=''
 opt_post_snapshot=''
 opt_do_snapshots=1
+opt_local_tz=''
 
 # Global summary statistics.
 DESTRUCTION_COUNT='0'
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ print_usage ()
   -k, --keep=NUM     Keep NUM recent snapshots and destroy older snapshots.
   -l, --label=LAB    LAB is usually 'hourly', 'daily', or 'monthly'.
   -p, --prefix=PRE   PRE is 'zfs-auto-snap' by default.
+      --local-tz     Use system's local timezone instead of UTC in snapshot
+                     names.
   -q, --quiet        Suppress warnings and notices at the console.
       --send-full=F  Send zfs full backup. Unimplemented.
       --send-incr=F  Send zfs incremental backup. Unimplemented.
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ do_snapshots () # properties, flags, snapname, oldglob, [targets...]
 GETOPT=$(getopt \
   --longoptions=default-exclude,dry-run,fast,skip-scrub,recursive \
   --longoptions=event:,keep:,label:,prefix:,sep: \
-  --longoptions=debug,help,quiet,syslog,verbose \
+  --longoptions=local-tz,debug,help,quiet,syslog,verbose \
   --longoptions=pre-snapshot:,post-snapshot:,destroy-only \
   --options=dnshe:l:k:p:rs:qgv \
   -- "$@" ) \
@@ -286,6 +289,10 @@ do
 			opt_prefix="$2"
 			shift 2
 			;;
+		(--local-tz)
+			opt_local_tz='1'
+			shift 1
+			;;
 		(-q|--quiet)
 			opt_debug=''
 			opt_quiet='1'
@@ -536,7 +543,14 @@ SNAPPROP="-o com.sun:auto-snapshot-desc='$opt_event'"
 
 # ISO style date; fifteen characters: YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM
 # On Solaris %H%M expands to 12h34.
-DATE=$(date --utc +%F-%H%M)
+# If the --local-tz flag is set use the system's timezone.
+# Otherwise, the default is to use UTC.
+if [ -n "$opt_local_tz" ]
+then
+	DATE=$(date +%F-%H%M)
+else
+	DATE=$(date --utc +%F-%H%M)
+fi
 
 # The snapshot name after the @ symbol.
 SNAPNAME="$opt_prefix${opt_label:+$opt_sep$opt_label}-$DATE"