diff --git a/ibm_mq/datadog_checks/ibm_mq/stats/base_stats.py b/ibm_mq/datadog_checks/ibm_mq/stats/base_stats.py
index d93e591b4ac22..b7ee2cf2e7464 100644
--- a/ibm_mq/datadog_checks/ibm_mq/stats/base_stats.py
+++ b/ibm_mq/datadog_checks/ibm_mq/stats/base_stats.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 
 class BaseStats(object):
-    def __init__(self, raw_message):
-        self.start_datetime = self._parse_datetime(raw_message[MQCAMO_START_DATE], raw_message[MQCAMO_START_TIME])
+    def __init__(self, raw_message, timezone=None):
+        self.start_datetime = self._parse_datetime(raw_message[MQCAMO_START_DATE], raw_message[MQCAMO_START_TIME], timezone=timezone)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_datetime(raw_date, raw_time, timezone=None):