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index b02e071b1ac8d..ec79814520394 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class MetadataRepository implements IMetadataRepository {
     defaultVideosToUTC: true,
     backfillTimezones: true,
     inferTimezoneFromDatestamps: true,
+    inferTimezoneFromTimeStamp: true,
     useMWG: true,
     numericTags: [...DefaultReadTaskOptions.numericTags, 'FocalLength'],
     /* eslint unicorn/no-array-callback-reference: off, unicorn/no-array-method-this-argument: off */