diff --git a/appdaemon/adapi.py b/appdaemon/adapi.py
index b74166932..0dd898369 100644
--- a/appdaemon/adapi.py
+++ b/appdaemon/adapi.py
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@ async def date(self) -> dt.date:
         """
         return (await self.get_now(aware=True)).date()
 
-    def get_timezone(self) -> str:
+    def get_timezone(self) -> dt.tzinfo:
         """Returns the current time zone."""
         return self.AD.time_zone