diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountController.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountController.java
index 57a830a35..2ce3fbf3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountController.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.DateTimeUtils.toOffsetDateTime;
+import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.DateTimeUtils.toUtcDateTime;
 import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.HttpUtil.buildCreatedResponse;
 import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.HttpUtil.buildResponse;
 
@@ -247,16 +247,16 @@ DraftAccountResponseDto toGetResponseDto(DraftAccountEntity entity) {
             .draftAccountId(entity.getDraftAccountId())
             .businessUnitId(Optional.ofNullable(entity.getBusinessUnit())
                                 .map(BusinessUnitEntity::getBusinessUnitId).orElse(null))
-            .createdDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
+            .createdDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
             .submittedBy(entity.getSubmittedBy())
             .submittedByName(entity.getSubmittedByName())
-            .validatedDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
+            .validatedDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
             .validatedBy(entity.getValidatedBy())
             .account(entity.getAccount())
             .accountSnapshot(entity.getAccountSnapshot())
             .accountType(entity.getAccountType())
             .accountStatus(entity.getAccountStatus())
-            .accountStatusDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getAccountStatusDate()))
+            .accountStatusDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getAccountStatusDate()))
             .statusMessage(entity.getStatusMessage())
             .timelineData(entity.getTimelineData())
             .accountNumber(entity.getAccountNumber())
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ DraftAccountSummaryDto toSummaryDto(DraftAccountEntity entity) {
         return DraftAccountSummaryDto.builder()
             .draftAccountId(entity.getDraftAccountId())
             .businessUnitId(entity.getBusinessUnit().getBusinessUnitId())
-            .createdDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
+            .createdDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
             .submittedBy(entity.getSubmittedBy())
-            .validatedDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
+            .validatedDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
             .validatedBy(entity.getValidatedBy())
             .accountSnapshot(entity.getAccountSnapshot())
             .accountType(entity.getAccountType())
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/opal/DraftAccountService.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/opal/DraftAccountService.java
index 5092977a9..bff984bb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/opal/DraftAccountService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/service/opal/DraftAccountService.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.DateTimeUtils.toUtcDateTime;
 import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.JsonPathUtil.createDocContext;
 
 @Service
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ private  DraftAccountSnapshots.Snapshot buildSnapshot(String document, LocalDate
         return DraftAccountSnapshots.Snapshot.builder()
             .defendantName(defendantName)
             .dateOfBirth(dob)
-            .createdDate(created.atOffset(ZoneOffset.UTC))
+            .createdDate(toUtcDateTime(created))
             .accountType(accType)
             .submittedBy(submittedBy)
             .submittedByName(submittedByName)
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/util/DateTimeUtils.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/util/DateTimeUtils.java
index 1d205fc17..b8de64210 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/util/DateTimeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/util/DateTimeUtils.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 public class DateTimeUtils {
 
-    public static OffsetDateTime toOffsetDateTime(LocalDateTime localDateTime) {
+    public static OffsetDateTime toUtcDateTime(LocalDateTime localDateTime) {
         return Optional.ofNullable(localDateTime)
             .map(ldt -> ldt.atOffset(ZoneOffset.UTC))
             .orElse(null);
diff --git a/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountControllerTest.java
index 2712039d8..e0d2947a1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/uk/gov/hmcts/opal/controllers/DraftAccountControllerTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
-import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.DateTimeUtils.toOffsetDateTime;
+import static uk.gov.hmcts.opal.util.DateTimeUtils.toUtcDateTime;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class DraftAccountControllerTest {
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ DraftAccountResponseDto toGetDto(DraftAccountEntity entity) {
         return DraftAccountResponseDto.builder()
             .draftAccountId(entity.getDraftAccountId())
             .businessUnitId(entity.getBusinessUnit().getBusinessUnitId())
-            .createdDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
+            .createdDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
             .submittedBy(entity.getSubmittedBy())
-            .validatedDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
+            .validatedDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
             .validatedBy(entity.getValidatedBy())
             .account(entity.getAccount())
             .accountSnapshot(entity.getAccountSnapshot())
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ DraftAccountSummaryDto toSummaryDto(DraftAccountEntity entity) {
         return DraftAccountSummaryDto.builder()
             .draftAccountId(entity.getDraftAccountId())
             .businessUnitId(entity.getBusinessUnit().getBusinessUnitId())
-            .createdDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
+            .createdDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getCreatedDate()))
             .submittedBy(entity.getSubmittedBy())
-            .validatedDate(toOffsetDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
+            .validatedDate(toUtcDateTime(entity.getValidatedDate()))
             .validatedBy(entity.getValidatedBy())
             .accountSnapshot(entity.getAccountSnapshot())
             .accountType(entity.getAccountType())