diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index e6584a4..b51ad9a 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -423,13 +423,8 @@ func (s *SQLiteStmt) bind(args []driver.Value) error {
 			}
 			rv = C._sqlite3_bind_blob(s.s, n, unsafe.Pointer(p), C.int(len(v)))
 		case time.Time:
-			if s.c.loc != nil {
-				b := []byte(v.In(s.c.loc).Format(SQLiteTimestampFormats[0]))
-				rv = C._sqlite3_bind_text(s.s, n, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0])), C.int(len(b)))
-			} else {
-				b := []byte(v.UTC().Format(SQLiteTimestampFormats[0]))
-				rv = C._sqlite3_bind_text(s.s, n, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0])), C.int(len(b)))
-			}
+			b := []byte(v.UTC().Format(SQLiteTimestampFormats[0]))
+			rv = C._sqlite3_bind_text(s.s, n, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0])), C.int(len(b)))
 		}
 		if rv != C.SQLITE_OK {
 			return s.c.lastError()
@@ -536,11 +531,18 @@ func (rc *SQLiteRows) Next(dest []driver.Value) error {
 						return fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s value %d, %s", rc.decltype[i], val, err)
 					}
 					epoch := time.Date(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-					dest[i] = epoch.Add(duration)
+					if rc.s.c.loc != nil {
+						dest[i] = epoch.Add(duration).In(rc.s.c.loc)
+					} else {
+						dest[i] = epoch.Add(duration)
+					}
 				} else {
-					dest[i] = time.Unix(val, 0).Local()
+					if rc.s.c.loc != nil {
+						dest[i] = time.Unix(val, 0).In(rc.s.c.loc)
+					} else {
+						dest[i] = time.Unix(val, 0)
+					}
 				}
-
 			case "boolean":
 				dest[i] = val > 0
 			default:
@@ -572,13 +574,13 @@ func (rc *SQLiteRows) Next(dest []driver.Value) error {
 
 			switch rc.decltype[i] {
 			case "timestamp", "datetime", "date":
-				zone := rc.s.c.loc
-				if zone == nil {
-					zone = time.UTC
-				}
 				for _, format := range SQLiteTimestampFormats {
-					if timeVal, err = time.ParseInLocation(format, s, zone); err == nil {
-						dest[i] = timeVal
+					if timeVal, err = time.ParseInLocation(format, s, time.UTC); err == nil {
+						if rc.s.c.loc != nil {
+							dest[i] = timeVal.In(rc.s.c.loc)
+						} else {
+							dest[i] = timeVal
+						}
 						break
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/sqlite3_test.go b/sqlite3_test.go
index 325ba8e..1036525 100644
--- a/sqlite3_test.go
+++ b/sqlite3_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -746,16 +747,12 @@ func TestStress(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDateTimeLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	zone := "Asia/Tokyo"
-	z, err := time.LoadLocation(zone)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Skip("Failed to load timezon:", err)
-	}
 	tempFilename := TempFilename()
 	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "file:///"+tempFilename+"?loc="+zone)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to open database:", err)
 	}
-	db.Exec("CREATE TABLE foo (id datetime);")
+	db.Exec("CREATE TABLE foo (dt datetime);")
 	db.Exec("INSERT INTO foo VALUES('2015-03-05 15:16:17');")
 
 	row := db.QueryRow("select * from foo")
@@ -764,7 +761,7 @@ func TestDateTimeLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to scan datetime:", err)
 	}
-	if d.Local().Hour() != 15 {
+	if d.Hour() == 15 || !strings.Contains(d.String(), "JST") {
 		t.Fatal("Result should have timezone", d)
 	}
 	db.Close()
@@ -779,8 +776,8 @@ func TestDateTimeLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to scan datetime:", err)
 	}
-	if d.In(z).Hour() == 15 {
-		t.Fatalf("Result should not have timezone %v", zone)
+	if d.UTC().Hour() != 15 || !strings.Contains(d.String(), "UTC") {
+		t.Fatalf("Result should not have timezone %v %v", zone, d.String())
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec("DELETE FROM foo")
@@ -804,8 +801,8 @@ func TestDateTimeLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Failed to scan datetime:", err)
 	}
-	if d.Hour() == 15 {
-		t.Fatalf("Result should have timezone %v", zone)
+	if d.Hour() != 15 || !strings.Contains(d.String(), "JST") {
+		t.Fatalf("Result should have timezone %v %v", zone, d.String())
 	}
 }