diff --git a/jarvis/cogs/remindme.py b/jarvis/cogs/remindme.py
index cc7ea52..0a7a0c3 100644
--- a/jarvis/cogs/remindme.py
+++ b/jarvis/cogs/remindme.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class RemindmeCog(Scale):
         base_settings = {
             "PREFER_DATES_FROM": "future",
             "TIMEZONE": "UTC",
-            "RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE": False,
+            "RETURN_AS_TIMEZONE_AWARE": True,
         }
         rt_settings = base_settings.copy()
         rt_settings["PARSERS"] = [
@@ -115,12 +115,11 @@ class RemindmeCog(Scale):
         at_settings["PARSERS"] = [x for x in default_parsers if x != "relative-time"]
         at_remind_at = parse(delay, settings=at_settings)
 
-        if rt_remind_at and at_remind_at:
-            remind_at = max(rt_remind_at, at_remind_at)
+        if rt_remind_at:
+            remind_at = rt_remind_at
+        elif at_remind_at:
+            remind_at = at_remind_at
         else:
-            remind_at = rt_remind_at or at_remind_at
-
-        if not remind_at:
             self.logger.debug(f"Failed to parse delay: {delay}")
             await response.send(
                 f"`{delay}` is not a parsable date, please try again", ephemeral=True