diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a7555cc..c2f3301 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o /go/bin/app
 
 FROM alpine:20240329
 
-RUN apk add  supervisor
+RUN apk add --no-cache tzdata supervisor
 COPY docker/supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
 COPY docker/watch.py /watch.py
 
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ COPY --from=build /go/bin/app /
 COPY ./web /web
 EXPOSE 9999
 
+ENV TZ=America/New_York
+ENV GIN_MODE=release
+
 # CMD ["/app"]
 CMD ["/usr/bin/supervisord", "-c", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf"]
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c60673a..bc21b7e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ You can configure this to only load BEQ profiles, or do everything else besides
 2) You must mount a volume to `/data`
 3) Configure the application via web ui -> `http://(your-server-ip):9999`
 4) Set up your player with the instructions below
+5) You can change logging timezone by setting the `TZ` env var to your desired timezone 
 
 ### Plex Specifics
 1) get your player UUID(s) from `https://plex.tv/devices.xml` while logged in