diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el7-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
index cf86a281..c047dcb8 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+timedatectl set-timezone $(grep ^timezone: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile
 . /etc/confluent/functions
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
index 1bc7d8c4..9277284d 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+timedatectl set-timezone $(grep ^timezone: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile
 . /etc/confluent/functions
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
index 1bc7d8c4..9277284d 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el9-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+timedatectl set-timezone $(grep ^timezone: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile
 . /etc/confluent/functions
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
index d0d04fa4..985d1c02 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
 confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
+timedatectl set-timezone $(grep ^timezone: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile
 . /etc/confluent/functions
 mkdir -p /var/log/confluent