diff --git a/cmd/ping-community/main.go b/cmd/ping-community/main.go
index dd66548be..1b7b20593 100644
--- a/cmd/ping-community/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ping-community/main.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func main() {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
 			count++
-			timestamp := time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+			timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 			logger.Info("Publishing", "id", id, "count", count, "time", timestamp)
 			inputMessage := common.NewMessage()
 
diff --git a/protocol/messenger.go b/protocol/messenger.go
index b65fa4bfa..f857836ef 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger.go
@@ -1593,8 +1593,8 @@ func (m *Messenger) watchChatsAndCommunitiesToUnmute() {
 			case <-time.After(1 * time.Minute):
 				response := &MessengerResponse{}
 				m.allChats.Range(func(chatID string, c *Chat) bool {
-					chatMuteTill, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, c.MuteTill.Format(time.RFC3339))
-					currTime, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
+					chatMuteTill := c.MuteTill.Truncate(time.Second)
+					currTime := time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
 
 					if currTime.After(chatMuteTill) && !chatMuteTill.Equal(time.Time{}) && c.Muted {
 						err := m.persistence.UnmuteChat(c.ID)
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index b47ecac98..a64d2b1c8 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -856,14 +856,8 @@ func (m *Messenger) CheckCommunitiesToUnmute() (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't get all communities: %v", err)
 	}
 	for _, community := range communities {
-		communityMuteTill, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, community.MuteTill().Format(time.RFC3339))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		currTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+		communityMuteTill := community.MuteTill().Truncate(time.Second)
+		currTime := time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
 
 		if currTime.After(communityMuteTill) && !communityMuteTill.Equal(time.Time{}) && community.Muted() {
 			err := m.communitiesManager.SetMuted(community.ID(), false)
diff --git a/rpc/chain/rpc_limiter.go b/rpc/chain/rpc_limiter.go
index 5e9469c68..caffbc340 100644
--- a/rpc/chain/rpc_limiter.go
+++ b/rpc/chain/rpc_limiter.go
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ func (rl *RPCRequestLimiter) Allow(tag string) (bool, error) {
 	// Check if a number of requests is over the limit within the interval
 	if time.Since(data.CreatedAt) < data.Period || data.Period.Milliseconds() == LimitInfinitely {
 		if data.NumReqs >= data.MaxReqs {
-			log.Info("Number of requests over limit", "tag", tag, "numReqs", data.NumReqs, "maxReqs", data.MaxReqs, "period", data.Period, "createdAt", data.CreatedAt)
+			log.Info("Number of requests over limit",
+				"tag", tag,
+				"numReqs", data.NumReqs,
+				"maxReqs", data.MaxReqs,
+				"period", data.Period,
+				"createdAt", data.CreatedAt.UTC())
 			return false, ErrRequestsOverLimit
 		}