diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb56c729..eb27a499 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - Improve Grafana Alerting integration by @Ferril @teodosii ([#2742](https://github.com/grafana/oncall/pull/2742))
+- Fixed UTC conversion for escalation chain step of timerange
+  ([#2781](https://github.com/grafana/oncall/issues/2781))
 
 ## v1.3.24 (2023-08-17)
 
diff --git a/engine/apps/alerts/models/escalation_policy.py b/engine/apps/alerts/models/escalation_policy.py
index a55f1d1b..1ae8da43 100644
--- a/engine/apps/alerts/models/escalation_policy.py
+++ b/engine/apps/alerts/models/escalation_policy.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class EscalationPolicy(OrderedModel):
         STEP_TRIGGER_CUSTOM_WEBHOOK: ("Trigger webhook {{custom_webhook}}", "Trigger webhook"),
         STEP_NOTIFY_USERS_QUEUE: ("Round robin notification for {{users}}", "Notify users one by one (round-robin)"),
         STEP_NOTIFY_IF_TIME: (
-            "Continue escalation if current time is in {{timerange}}",
+            "Continue escalation if current UTC time is in {{timerange}}",
             "Continue escalation if current time is in range",
         ),
         STEP_NOTIFY_IF_NUM_ALERTS_IN_TIME_WINDOW: (
diff --git a/grafana-plugin/src/components/TimeRange/TimeRange.tsx b/grafana-plugin/src/components/TimeRange/TimeRange.tsx
index 66bdb00b..b48e7435 100644
--- a/grafana-plugin/src/components/TimeRange/TimeRange.tsx
+++ b/grafana-plugin/src/components/TimeRange/TimeRange.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ interface TimeRangeProps {
 }
 
 function getMoments(from: string, to: string) {
-  let fromMoment;
-  let toMoment;
+  let fromMoment: moment.Moment;
+  let toMoment: moment.Moment;
 
   if (!from || !to) {
     fromMoment = moment().startOf('hour');
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ function getMoments(from: string, to: string) {
     }
   } else {
     const [fh, fm] = from.split(':').map(Number);
-    fromMoment = moment().utc().hour(fh).minute(fm).second(0).local();
+    fromMoment = moment().hour(fh).minute(fm).second(0).local();
 
     const [th, tm] = to.split(':').map(Number);
-    toMoment = moment().utc().hour(th).minute(tm).second(0).local();
+    toMoment = moment().hour(th).minute(tm).second(0).local();
   }
 
   return [fromMoment, toMoment];
 }
 
 function getRangeStrings(from: moment.Moment, to: moment.Moment) {
-  const fromString = from.clone().utc().format('HH:mm:00');
-  const toString = to.clone().utc().format('HH:mm:00');
+  const fromString = from.clone().format('HH:mm:00');
+  const toString = to.clone().format('HH:mm:00');
 
   return [fromString, toString];
 }
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ function getRangeStrings(from: moment.Moment, to: moment.Moment) {
 const TimeRange = (props: TimeRangeProps) => {
   const { className, from: f, to: t, onChange, disabled } = props;
 
-  // @ts-ignore
   const [from, setFrom] = useState<moment.Moment>(getMoments(f, t)[0]);
-  // @ts-ignore
   const [to, setTo] = useState<moment.Moment>(getMoments(f, t)[1]);
 
   useEffect(() => {