diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 4b0e42b..78634d0 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Order(Base):
     # When the order/ticket was created in the source system
     source_created_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
     # When we pulled it into this app
-    imported_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=False, default=dt.datetime.utcnow)
+    imported_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=False, default=dt.datetime.now)
     # When this ticket first transitioned into a fulfilled status - used
     # for "fulfilled today" counts and as a rough audit trail. Set once,
     # on the transition; not touched again while it stays fulfilled.
diff --git a/app/workers.py b/app/workers.py
index acdc646..9ce8bd1 100644
--- a/app/workers.py
+++ b/app/workers.py
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ def save_orders(orders: List[NormalizedOrder]) -> SaveResult:
     what moves it into the Done pile. cancelled_at works the same way for
     CANCELLED_STATUSES - it's what limits the Cancelled tab to "cancelled
     today" rather than showing every cancelled ticket ever.
+
+    These get stamped with dt.datetime.now() (LOCAL time), not utcnow() -
+    deliberately, since every "is this today" check elsewhere compares
+    against dt.date.today() (also local). Mixing the two caused a real
+    bug: a ticket cancelled in the evening in a US timezone would get a
+    UTC timestamp that had already rolled into tomorrow, failing the
+    same-day check immediately and landing on Done instead of Cancelled.
     """
     session = get_session()
     new_count = 0
@@ -157,10 +164,10 @@ def save_orders(orders: List[NormalizedOrder]) -> SaveResult:
                         source_created_at=order["source_created_at"],
                         raw_data=order["raw_data"],
                         fulfilled_at=(
-                            dt.datetime.utcnow() if status_in(new_status, fulfilled_statuses) else None
+                            dt.datetime.now() if status_in(new_status, fulfilled_statuses) else None
                         ),
                         cancelled_at=(
-                            dt.datetime.utcnow() if status_in(new_status, cancelled_statuses) else None
+                            dt.datetime.now() if status_in(new_status, cancelled_statuses) else None
                         ),
                     )
                 )
@@ -178,11 +185,11 @@ def save_orders(orders: List[NormalizedOrder]) -> SaveResult:
                     if status_in(new_status, fulfilled_statuses) and not status_in(
                         old_status, fulfilled_statuses
                     ):
-                        existing.fulfilled_at = dt.datetime.utcnow()
+                        existing.fulfilled_at = dt.datetime.now()
                     if status_in(new_status, cancelled_statuses) and not status_in(
                         old_status, cancelled_statuses
                     ):
-                        existing.cancelled_at = dt.datetime.utcnow()
+                        existing.cancelled_at = dt.datetime.now()
 
                 existing.ticket_number = order.get("ticket_number")
                 existing.company = order.get("company", "Unknown")
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ def mark_shipstation_sent(ticket_number: str) -> None:
             select(Order).where(Order.source == "jira", Order.ticket_number == ticket_number)
         ).scalar_one_or_none()
         if order is not None:
-            order.shipstation_sent_at = dt.datetime.utcnow()
+            order.shipstation_sent_at = dt.datetime.now()
             session.commit()
     finally:
         session.close()