diff --git a/create_test.go b/create_test.go
index 9e17ae94..38d75af8 100644
--- a/create_test.go
+++ b/create_test.go
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ func TestCreateWithExistingTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	var newUser User
 	DB.First(&newUser, user.Id)
 
-	if newUser.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339) != timeA.Format(time.RFC3339) {
+	if newUser.CreatedAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339) != timeA.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339) {
 		t.Errorf("CreatedAt should not be changed")
 	}
 
-	if newUser.UpdatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339) != timeA.Format(time.RFC3339) {
+	if newUser.UpdatedAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339) != timeA.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339) {
 		t.Errorf("UpdatedAt should not be changed")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dialects/mssql/mssql.go b/dialects/mssql/mssql.go
index 46b5ec9c..de2ae7ca 100644
--- a/dialects/mssql/mssql.go
+++ b/dialects/mssql/mssql.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *mssql) DataTypeOf(field *gorm.StructField) string {
 			}
 		case reflect.Struct:
 			if _, ok := dataValue.Interface().(time.Time); ok {
-				sqlType = "datetime2"
+				sqlType = "datetimeoffset"
 			}
 		default:
 			if gorm.IsByteArrayOrSlice(dataValue) {