diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openuv/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openuv/internal/handler/OpenUVReportHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openuv/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openuv/internal/handler/OpenUVReportHandler.java
index cc61c50106e..ee28d856dd1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openuv/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openuv/internal/handler/OpenUVReportHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.openuv/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openuv/internal/handler/OpenUVReportHandler.java
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ package org.openhab.binding.openuv.internal.handler;
 
 import static org.openhab.binding.openuv.internal.OpenUVBindingConstants.*;
 
-import java.time.ZoneId;
-import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -100,8 +99,7 @@ public class OpenUVReportHandler extends BaseThingHandler {
         if ((job == null || job.isCancelled())) {
             State uvMaxTime = openUVData.getUVMaxTime();
             if (uvMaxTime instanceof DateTimeType uvMaxDateTime) {
-                long timeDiff = ChronoUnit.MINUTES.between(ZonedDateTime.now(ZoneId.systemDefault()),
-                        uvMaxDateTime.getZonedDateTime());
+                long timeDiff = ChronoUnit.MINUTES.between(Instant.now(), uvMaxDateTime.getInstant());
                 if (timeDiff > 0) {
                     logger.debug("Scheduling {} in {} minutes", UV_MAX_EVENT, timeDiff);
                     uvMaxJob = scheduler.schedule(() -> {