diff --git a/src/db/url.rs b/src/db/url.rs
index 7057dc1..8c4bcbf 100644
--- a/src/db/url.rs
+++ b/src/db/url.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use super::schema::urls::dsl::*;
 use super::schema::urls::*;
 use crate::*;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
-use diesel::{associations::HasTable, delete, dsl::insert_into, prelude::*, result::Error, select};
+use diesel::{delete, dsl::insert_into, prelude::*, result::Error};
 
 pub fn get_entry(path: &str) -> Result<Urls, Error> {
     let connection = &mut establish_connection();
diff --git a/src/dto/mod.rs b/src/dto/mod.rs
index 1c1381d..d05f26c 100644
--- a/src/dto/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dto/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use rocket::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct UpsertUrlDto<'r> {
     pub destination_url: &'r str,
-    pub ttl: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
+    pub ttl: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers/url.rs b/src/handlers/url.rs
index 66309a5..0eb9a5e 100644
--- a/src/handlers/url.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/url.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use rocket::{http::Status, response::Redirect};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ pub fn handle_redirect(url: &str) -> Result<Redirect, (Status, &'static str)> {
 }
 
 pub fn handle_upsert(owned_by: &str, url: &str, dto: UpsertUrlDto<'_>) -> (Status, &'static str) {
-    let row = upsert_entry(owned_by, url, dto.destination_url, dto.ttl);
+    let naive_local_datetime = dto.ttl.map(|dt| dt.naive_utc());
+    let row = upsert_entry(owned_by, url, dto.destination_url, naive_local_datetime);
     if row.is_err() {
         return (Status::BadRequest, "Failed to upsert redirect");
     }
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Home/components/create.svelte b/web/src/pages/Home/components/create.svelte
index a0c574f..b7c77b3 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Home/components/create.svelte
+++ b/web/src/pages/Home/components/create.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { mutateUrl, type UrlUpsertDto } from "@/api/url";
+  import { mutateUrl } from "@/api/url";
   import { ArrowDown } from "@lucide/svelte";
 
   const mutation = mutateUrl();