diff --git a/pims_nd2/ND2SDK.py b/pims_nd2/ND2SDK.py
index 0b198d6..cad2313 100644
--- a/pims_nd2/ND2SDK.py
+++ b/pims_nd2/ND2SDK.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 if platform == "linux" or platform == "linux2":
     nd2 = cdll.LoadLibrary(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'ND2SDK',
                                         'linux', 'libnd2ReadSDK.so'))
-    def jdn_to_datetime(jdn):
-        return None  # ND2SDK gives no timestamp on linux
 elif platform == "darwin":
    raise OSError("Unsupported OS. The ND2SDK for OSX is included, "
                  "please try to implement!")
@@ -23,8 +21,13 @@ def jdn_to_datetime(jdn):
     os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + os.path.join(dlldir)
     nd2 = cdll.LoadLibrary('v6_w32_nd2ReadSDK.dll')
 
-    def jdn_to_datetime(jdn):
-        return datetime.fromtimestamp((jdn - 2440587.5) * 86400.)
+
+def jdn_to_datetime_local(jdn):
+    return datetime.fromtimestamp((jdn - 2440587.5) * 86400.)
+
+
+def jdn_to_datetime_utc(jdn):
+    return datetime.utcfromtimestamp((jdn - 2440587.5) * 86400.)
 
 
 LIMFILEHANDLE = c_int
diff --git a/pims_nd2/ND2SDK/linux/libnd2ReadSDK.so b/pims_nd2/ND2SDK/linux/libnd2ReadSDK.so
index 7197941..fdd8826 100644
Binary files a/pims_nd2/ND2SDK/linux/libnd2ReadSDK.so and b/pims_nd2/ND2SDK/linux/libnd2ReadSDK.so differ
diff --git a/pims_nd2/nd2reader.py b/pims_nd2/nd2reader.py
index 0a30e3a..63be103 100644
--- a/pims_nd2/nd2reader.py
+++ b/pims_nd2/nd2reader.py
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ def metadata(self):
                     'plane_count': bufmd.uiPlaneCount,
                     'angle': bufmd.dAngle,
                     'calibration_um': bufmd.dCalibration,
-                    'time_start': h.jdn_to_datetime(bufmd.dTimeStart),
+                    'time_start': h.jdn_to_datetime_local(bufmd.dTimeStart),
+                    'time_start_utc': h.jdn_to_datetime_utc(bufmd.dTimeStart),
                     'objective': bufmd.wszObjectiveName,
                     'magnification': bufmd.dObjectiveMag,
                     'NA': bufmd.dObjectiveNA,
diff --git a/pims_nd2/test.py b/pims_nd2/test.py
index fde7e62..94dacff 100644
--- a/pims_nd2/test.py
+++ b/pims_nd2/test.py
@@ -143,12 +143,9 @@ def test_metadata(self):
         assert_allclose(self.v.colors[0], [0.47, 0.91, 0.06], atol=0.01)
 
     def test_time(self):
-        if platform == 'linux' or platform == 'linux2':
-            raise nose.SkipTest('time_start not supported on linux. Skipping.')
-        time = self.v.metadata['time_start']
+        time = self.v.metadata['time_start_utc']
         assert_equal((time.year, time.month, time.day, time.hour, time.minute,
-                      time.second, time.microsecond),
-                     (2014, 6, 18, 15, 55, 23, 392018))
+                      time.second), (2014, 6, 18, 13, 55, 23))
 
     def test_metadata_framewise(self):
         self.v.bundle_axes = 'yx'