diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 59aa62c..7bf4b6a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.5
+2.4.6
diff --git a/api/routes.py b/api/routes.py
index 4839e8e..e2ba023 100644
--- a/api/routes.py
+++ b/api/routes.py
@@ -541,12 +541,33 @@ async def manual_scan(background_tasks: BackgroundTasks, path: Optional[str] = N
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="scan_type must be 'both', 'tv', or 'movies'")
     
     async def run_scan():
-        from datetime import datetime
+        from datetime import datetime, timezone
         import time
+        import os
         start_time = datetime.now()
-        # Get local time for display
-        local_start = datetime.fromtimestamp(start_time.timestamp())
-        print(f"🚀 MANUAL SCAN STARTED: {scan_type} scan initiated at {local_start.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} (local time)")
+        
+        # Try to get local timezone - handle Docker container case
+        try:
+            # Check if TZ environment variable is set
+            tz_name = os.environ.get('TZ')
+            if tz_name:
+                import zoneinfo
+                local_tz = zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(tz_name)
+                local_start = start_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).astimezone(local_tz)
+                tz_display = f" ({tz_name})"
+            else:
+                # Fallback: assume EDT/EST based on PostgreSQL logs showing EDT
+                # This is a reasonable assumption for your deployment
+                import zoneinfo
+                local_tz = zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("America/New_York")
+                local_start = start_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).astimezone(local_tz)
+                tz_display = " (EDT/EST)"
+        except:
+            # Ultimate fallback - just show UTC with note
+            local_start = start_time
+            tz_display = " (UTC - container time)"
+            
+        print(f"🚀 MANUAL SCAN STARTED: {scan_type} scan initiated at {local_start.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}{tz_display}")
         
         paths_to_scan = []
         if path:
@@ -632,9 +653,23 @@ async def manual_scan(background_tasks: BackgroundTasks, path: Optional[str] = N
         end_time = datetime.now()
         duration = end_time - start_time
         duration_str = str(duration).split('.')[0]  # Remove microseconds
-        # Get local time for display
-        local_end = datetime.fromtimestamp(end_time.timestamp())
-        print(f"✅ MANUAL SCAN COMPLETED: {scan_type} scan finished at {local_end.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} (local time)")
+        
+        # Use same timezone logic as start
+        try:
+            tz_name = os.environ.get('TZ')
+            if tz_name:
+                local_tz = zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(tz_name)
+                local_end = end_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).astimezone(local_tz)
+                tz_display = f" ({tz_name})"
+            else:
+                local_tz = zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("America/New_York")
+                local_end = end_time.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).astimezone(local_tz)
+                tz_display = " (EDT/EST)"
+        except:
+            local_end = end_time
+            tz_display = " (UTC - container time)"
+            
+        print(f"✅ MANUAL SCAN COMPLETED: {scan_type} scan finished at {local_end.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}{tz_display}")
         print(f"⏱️ MANUAL SCAN DURATION: {duration_str} (total time: {duration.total_seconds():.1f} seconds)")
     
     background_tasks.add_task(run_scan)