diff --git a/cmd/mesh-controller/release_plan.go b/cmd/mesh-controller/release_plan.go
index 6c390c5..499760a 100644
--- a/cmd/mesh-controller/release_plan.go
+++ b/cmd/mesh-controller/release_plan.go
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func advanceOnce(ctx context.Context, open *stores, p *inventory.Plan,
 			fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", p.ID, p.Note)
 			return true, nil
 		case step.waiting != "":
-			pending = append(pending, fmt.Sprintf("%s on %s, sent first at %s", m, step.waiting, state.FirstAt.Format("15:04")))
+			pending = append(pending, fmt.Sprintf("%s on %s, sent first at %s", m, step.waiting, state.FirstAt.Local().Format("15:04")))
 			continue
 		case len(step.send) == 0:
 			// No machine runs it: nothing to send, and nothing to wait for.