diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java
index 5e8ed45e7..97eb201db 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/word/WordBuilder.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public class WordBuilder {
                 try {
                     instant = Instant.parse((String) field.getValue());
                 } catch (DateTimeParseException ex) {
-                    instant = (Instant) DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd").parse((String)field.getValue());
+                    instant = Instant.from(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd").withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).parse((String)field.getValue()));
                 }
                 return field.getValue() != null ? DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd").withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).format(instant) : "";
             }