diff --git a/builtin/logical/database/path_creds_create.go b/builtin/logical/database/path_creds_create.go
index d8696fc0a1..53ca3b7bdb 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/database/path_creds_create.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/database/path_creds_create.go
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ func (b *databaseBackend) pathStaticCredsRead() framework.OperationFunc {
 			if role.StaticAccount.RotationWindow.Seconds() != 0 {
 				respData["rotation_window"] = role.StaticAccount.RotationWindow.Seconds()
 			}
+
+			// The schedule is in UTC, but we want to convert it to the local time
+			role.StaticAccount.Schedule.Location = time.Local
+			respData["ttl"] = role.StaticAccount.CredentialTTL().Seconds()
 		}
 
 		switch role.CredentialType {
diff --git a/changelog/28509.txt b/changelog/28509.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..821f841146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/28509.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+databases: fix issue where local timezone was getting lost when using a rotation schedule cron
+```