diff --git a/daemons/node/indexer/behavior.go b/daemons/node/indexer/behavior.go
index 0efe26c..47ed507 100644
--- a/daemons/node/indexer/behavior.go
+++ b/daemons/node/indexer/behavior.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type nodeBehavior struct {
 }
 
 func (nb *nodeBehavior) isBanned() bool {
-	return time.Now().Before(nb.bannedUntil)
+	return time.Now().UTC().Before(nb.bannedUntil)
 }
 
 func (nb *nodeBehavior) strike(n int) {