diff --git a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java
index 7cca0a4535e..d5dcdb6c49d 100644
--- a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java
+++ b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ private static ObjectMapper buildObjectMapper() {
         ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper()
                 .registerModule(new JavaTimeModule())
                 .registerModule(JsonFormat.getCloudEventJacksonModule())
-                .disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+                .disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)
+                .disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.ADJUST_DATES_TO_CONTEXT_TIME_ZONE);
         registerDescriptors(objectMapper);
         return objectMapper;
     }
diff --git a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java
index e4088fdc83d..d83677f74b9 100644
--- a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java
+++ b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private static void assertCreateJobEvent(JobCloudEvent<?> result) {
 
         assertThat(job.getSchedule()).isInstanceOf(TimerSchedule.class);
         TimerSchedule schedule = (TimerSchedule) job.getSchedule();
-        assertThat(schedule.getStartTime()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_START_TIME);
+        assertThat(schedule.getStartTime()).hasToString(SCHEDULE_START_TIME.toString());
         assertThat(schedule.getRepeatCount()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_REPEAT_COUNT);
         assertThat(schedule.getDelay()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_DELAY);
         assertThat(schedule.getDelayUnit()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_DELAY_UNIT);