diff --git a/mbfido/scan.c b/mbfido/scan.c
index 0c1e3a0b..bca6ab4e 100644
--- a/mbfido/scan.c
+++ b/mbfido/scan.c
@@ -863,8 +863,7 @@ void ExportNet(unsigned int MsgNum, int UUCPgate)
 	/*
 	 *  First send all headers
 	 */
-//	fprintf(fp, "Date: %s\n", rfcdate(Msg.Written));
-	fprintf(fp, "Date: %s\n", rfcdate(mktime(localtime(&Msg.Written))));
+	fprintf(fp, "Date: %s\n", rfcdate(Msg.Written + (gmt_offset((time_t)0) * 60)));
 	fprintf(fp, "From: %s@%s\n", fromname, ascinode(from, 0x2f));
 	tidy_faddr(from);
 	fprintf(fp, "Subject: %s\n", Msg.Subject);