diff --git a/cogs/slash/db_slash.py b/cogs/slash/db_slash.py
index bed6213..24bad49 100644
--- a/cogs/slash/db_slash.py
+++ b/cogs/slash/db_slash.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Slash(commands.Cog):
         if time.count(":") == 1:
             time += ":00"
 
-        dt = fromString(f"{date} {time}", formatString="%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S")
+        dt = fromString(f"{date} {time}", formatString="%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S", tzinfo=None)
 
         # Add year & course if necessary
         if str(year) not in deadlines:
diff --git a/functions/timeFormatters.py b/functions/timeFormatters.py
index 1d7788a..e6a880c 100644
--- a/functions/timeFormatters.py
+++ b/functions/timeFormatters.py
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ def fromString(timeString: str, formatString="%d/%m/%Y", tzinfo=pytz.timezone("E
     """
     Constructs a datetime object from an input string
     """
-    return datetime.datetime.strptime(timeString, formatString).replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
+    dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(timeString, formatString)
+
+    if tzinfo is not None:
+        dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=tzinfo)
+
+    return dt
 
 
 def fromArray(data: List[int]) -> datetime: