diff --git a/src/api/conversations.js b/src/api/conversations.js
index 8b0af2d5..7aac3493 100644
--- a/src/api/conversations.js
+++ b/src/api/conversations.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function getConversations(options) {
             order_by: _.get(options, 'order_by', 'timestamp'),
             order_by_direction: 'desc',
             no_count: true,
+            tz: 'UTC',
             page: _.get(options, 'page', 1),
             rows: _.get(options, 'rows', 25)
         };
diff --git a/src/filters/date.js b/src/filters/date.js
index 5787dd42..95d54c6e 100644
--- a/src/filters/date.js
+++ b/src/filters/date.js
@@ -9,31 +9,31 @@ export default function(value) {
     return `${formatDate(timeStamp, 'MMMM D, YYYY')} at ${formatDate(timeStamp, 'h:mm a')}`;
 }
 
-export function smartTime($date, $today) {
+export function smartTime($date) {
 
-    let today = $today || new Date();
-    let date = moment($date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS').toDate();
+    let today = new Date();
+    let date = moment.utc($date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS').toDate();
     let diffSeconds = Math.floor((today.getTime() - date.getTime()) / 1000);
     let diffMinutes = Math.floor(diffSeconds / 60);
     let momentDate = moment(date);
 
     let seconds = 'second';
-    if(diffSeconds > 1) {
+    if (diffSeconds > 1) {
         seconds = seconds + "s";
     }
 
     let minutes = 'minute';
-    if(diffSeconds > 120) {
+    if (diffSeconds > 120) {
         minutes = minutes + "s";
     }
 
-    if(diffSeconds < 60) {
+    if (diffSeconds < 60) {
         return diffSeconds + ' ' + seconds + ' ago';
     }
     else if (diffSeconds < 3600) {
         return diffMinutes + ' ' + minutes + ' ago';
     }
-    else if(isToday(date)) {
+    else if (isToday(date)) {
         return 'Today, ' + momentDate.format('HH:mm');
     }
     else if (isYesterday(date)) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/date-helper.js b/src/helpers/date-helper.js
index 1596176c..81b56af2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/date-helper.js
+++ b/src/helpers/date-helper.js
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ export function addDay(date) {
     return newDate;
 }
 
-export function addMonth(date) {
-    let newDate = new Date();
-    newDate.setUTCMonth(date.getUTCMonth() + 1);
-    return newDate;
-}
-
-export function addYear(date) {
-    let newDate = new Date();
-    newDate.setUTCFullYear(date.getUTCFullYear() + 1);
-    return newDate;
-}
-
 export function isToday(date, $today) {
     let today = $today || new Date();
     let todayStart = new Date(today.getTime());