diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index b85a67383..5b9fc2d44 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ var pools = {
             }
           });
           client.poolCount = 0;
-          return cb(null, client);
+          client.query("SET SESSION TIME ZONE 'Australia/Sydney'", function(tz_err) {
+            if(tz_err) return cb(tz_err, null);
+            return cb(null, client);
+          });
         });
       },
       destroy: function(client) {