diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index e38beda..fb01759 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
 - name: set timezone
   file:
-    src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern
+    src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timezone_location }}
     dest: /etc/localtime
     state: link
     force: yes