diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/NotationController.java b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/NotationController.java
index 35b8a86..b68bad1 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/NotationController.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/NotationController.java
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 @Component
 @AllArgsConstructor
 public class NotationController {
-    final private NotationRepository notationRepository;
+    private final NotationRepository notationRepository;
 }
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/ProofController.java b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/ProofController.java
index 51e5d25..e52b209 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/ProofController.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/ProofController.java
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 @Component
 @AllArgsConstructor
 public class ProofController {
-    final private ProofRepository proofRepository;
+    private final ProofRepository proofRepository;
 }
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java
index 080ed54..9c26063 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java
+++ b/persistence/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/persistence/controller/TheoremController.java
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 @Component
 @AllArgsConstructor
 public class TheoremController {
-    final private TheoremRepository theoremRepository;
+    private final TheoremRepository theoremRepository;
 }
diff --git a/persistence/src/main/resources/application.properties b/persistence/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 0068dff..c7ecc80 100644
--- a/persistence/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/persistence/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto = none
 spring.jpa.database=mysql
-spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:3306/pandamonium?autoReconnect=true&useSSL=false
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:3306/pandamonium?autoReconnect=true&useSSL=false&serverTimezone=UTC
 spring.datasource.username=panda
 spring.datasource.password=secret
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver