diff --git a/sink-connector-lightweight/docker/config.yml b/sink-connector-lightweight/docker/config.yml
index ae4eedf09..2c001c7b7 100644
--- a/sink-connector-lightweight/docker/config.yml
+++ b/sink-connector-lightweight/docker/config.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ auto.create.tables: "true"
 #"auto.create.tables.replicated: "true"
 
 # database.connectionTimeZone: The timezone of the MySQL database server used to correctly shift the commit transaction timestamp.
-#database.connectionTimeZone: "US/Samoa"
+database.connectionTimeZone: "UTC"
 
 # clickhouse.datetime.timezone: This timezone will override the default timezone of ClickHouse server. Timezone columns will be set to this timezone.
 #clickhouse.datetime.timezone: "UTC"
@@ -154,4 +154,4 @@ restart.event.loop.timeout.period.secs: "3000"
 #thread.pool.size: 10
 
 # Sink Connector maximum queue size
-#sink.connector.max.queue.size: "100000"
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+#sink.connector.max.queue.size: "100000"