diff --git a/src/generator/lib/util.py b/src/generator/lib/util.py
index 208f72f2ff..604bd9f046 100644
--- a/src/generator/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/generator/lib/util.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ re_find_replacements = re.compile(r"\{[/\+]?\w+\*?\}")
 
 HTTP_METHODS = set(("OPTIONS", "GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "HEAD", "TRACE", "CONNECT", "PATCH"))
 CHRONO_PATH = "client::chrono"
-CHRONO_DATETIME = f"{CHRONO_PATH}::NaiveDateTime"
+CHRONO_DATETIME = f"{CHRONO_PATH}::DateTime<{CHRONO_PATH}::offset::Utc>"
 CHRONO_DATE = f"{CHRONO_PATH}::NaiveDate"
 USE_FORMAT = 'use_format_field'
 TYPE_MAP = {
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ RUST_TYPE_RND_MAP = {
     # TODO: styling this
     f"{CHRONO_PATH}::Duration": lambda: f"{CHRONO_PATH}::Duration::seconds({randint(0, 9999999)})",
     CHRONO_DATE: chrono_date,
-    CHRONO_DATETIME: lambda: f"{chrono_date()}.with_hms({randint(0, 23)}, {randint(0, 59)}, {randint(0, 59)})",
+    CHRONO_DATETIME: lambda: f"{CHRONO_PATH}::Utc::now()",
     f"&{CHRONO_PATH}::Duration": lambda: f"&{CHRONO_PATH}::Duration::seconds({randint(0, 9999999)})",
     f"&{CHRONO_DATE}": lambda: f"&{chrono_date()}",
-    f"&{CHRONO_DATETIME}": lambda: f"&{chrono_date()}.with_hms({randint(0, 23)}, {randint(0, 59)}, {randint(0, 59)})"
+    f"&{CHRONO_DATETIME}": lambda: f"&{CHRONO_PATH}::Utc::now()",
     # why a reference to Vec? Because it works. Should be slice, but who knows how typing works here.
 }
 TREF = '$ref'