diff --git a/app/Classes/Node.php b/app/Classes/Node.php
index 74a4af0..ce8a966 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Node.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Node.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Node
 	private Carbon $start_time;									// The time our connection started
 	// @todo Change this to Carbon
 	private string $node_time;									// Current node's time
+	private string $node_timezone;								// Current node's time zone
 
 	private Collection $ftns;									// The FTNs of the remote system
 	private Collection $ftns_authed;							// The FTNs we have validated
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ class Node
 		$this->ftns = collect();
 		$this->ftns_authed = collect();
 		$this->ftns_other = collect();
+
+		// @todo This should be configured in the DB for each FTN system
+		$this->node_timezone = 'Australia/Melbourne';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ class Node
 			case 'flags':
 			case 'message':
 			case 'files':
+			case 'node_time':
+			case 'node_timezone':
 			case 'netmail':
 			// The current session speed
 			case 'speed':
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ class Node
 			case 'speed':
 			case 'start_time':
 			case 'node_time':
+			case 'node_timezone':
 
 			case 'ver_major':
 			case 'ver_minor':
diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php b/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
index b3306ae..416bb22 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 
 		// EMD5 - MD5 unique string
 
-		// Transaction Number
-		$makedata .= sprintf('{TRX#}{[%lX]}',Carbon::now()->timestamp);
+		// Transaction Number (Time in local time)
+		$makedata .= sprintf('{TRX#}{[%lX]}',Carbon::now()->timestamp+Carbon::now($this->node->node_timezone)->offset);
 
 		$makedata .= sprintf('{TZUTC}{[%+05d]}',-10*60);