diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 71bd612..99fed6b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ LABEL Version=$version
 
 LABEL Build docker build --rm --tag $maintainer/$imagename .
 
+#
+# UTC Timezone & Networking
+#
+RUN ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime \
+    && echo "NETWORKING=yes" > /etc/sysconfig/network
+
 # Install base deps
 RUN yum -y install --setopt=tsflags=nodocs epel-release && \
     yum -y install net-tools wget curl tar unzip mlocate logrotate strace telnet man unzip vim wget rsyslog cron && \