diff --git a/apiserver/feeds/news.py b/apiserver/feeds/news.py
index 52f5d54..23e147a 100644
--- a/apiserver/feeds/news.py
+++ b/apiserver/feeds/news.py
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ def unix(date_str, tz=None):
         try:
             dt = datetime.strptime(date_str, f)
             if tz:
-                dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=pytz.timezone(tz))
+                dt = pytz.timezone(tz).localize(dt)
             return int(dt.timestamp())
         except:
             pass
         try:
             dt = datetime.strptime(date_tzfix, f)
             if tz:
-                dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=pytz.timezone(tz))
+                dt = pytz.timezone(tz).localize(dt)
             return int(dt.timestamp())
         except:
             pass
@@ -223,4 +223,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     print(posts[:1])
     print(site.story(posts[0]))
 
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+