diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3adf5b7..45b7f09 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	// So we can convert vCenter UTC to our local timezone
 	log.Printf("Setting timezone to '%s'\n", *vTZ)
-	location, _ = time.LoadLocation(*vTZ)
+	location, err = time.LoadLocation(*vTZ)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error setting timezone to %s : %s\n", *vTZ, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
 	u, err := url.Parse(*vURL)
 	if err != nil {