diff --git a/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs b/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
index b3d298b..d644254 100644
--- a/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
+++ b/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace FarmmapsApi.Services
 
         public async Task<Item> CreateCropfieldItemAsync(string parentItemCode, string name, int year,
             string fieldGeomJson, string data = "{}") {
-            var currentYear = new DateTime(year, 1, 1).ToUniversalTime();
+            var currentYear = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
             var cropfieldItemRequest = new ItemRequest() {
                 ParentCode = parentItemCode,
                 ItemType = CROPFIELD_ITEMTYPE,