diff --git a/github/Rate.py b/github/Rate.py
index 18a61b76..aad4ef3f 100644
--- a/github/Rate.py
+++ b/github/Rate.py
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ class Rate(github.GithubObject.NonCompletableGithubObject):
             self._remaining = attributes["remaining"]
         if "reset" in attributes:  # pragma no branch
             assert attributes["reset"] is None or isinstance(attributes["reset"], (int, long)), attributes["reset"]
-            self._reset = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(attributes["reset"])
+            self._reset = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(attributes["reset"])
diff --git a/github/tests/RateLimiting.py b/github/tests/RateLimiting.py
index 66daaef1..43d53c21 100644
--- a/github/tests/RateLimiting.py
+++ b/github/tests/RateLimiting.py
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ class RateLimiting(Framework.TestCase):
         rateLimit = self.g.get_rate_limit()
         self.assertEqual(rateLimit.rate.limit, 5000)
         self.assertEqual(rateLimit.rate.remaining, 5000)
-        self.assertEqual(rateLimit.rate.reset, datetime.datetime(2013, 9, 6, 12, 29, 57))
+        self.assertEqual(rateLimit.rate.reset, datetime.datetime(2013, 9, 6, 10, 29, 57))