diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 876fde2..536c3c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ product-scenario.md
 project-architecture.md
 next-steps.md
 
+# Scratch & Debug files
+scratch/
+*divar*.json
+
+
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 41fd2fc..2227e98 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = 'Asia/Tehran'
 
 USE_I18N = True