diff --git a/world_time_app/lib/services/world_time.dart b/world_time_app/lib/services/world_time.dart
index 5cb5f96..a060855 100644
--- a/world_time_app/lib/services/world_time.dart
+++ b/world_time_app/lib/services/world_time.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class WorldTime {
 
     // get properties from json
     String datetime = data['datetime'];
-    String offset = data['utc_offset'].substring(1,3);
+    String offset = data['utc_offset'].substring(0,3);
 
     // create DateTime object
     DateTime now = DateTime.parse(datetime);
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ class WorldTime {
 
 }
 
-// WorldTime instance = WorldTime(location: 'Berlin', flag: 'germany.png', url: 'Europe/Berlin');
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+// WorldTime instance = WorldTime(location: 'Berlin', flag: 'germany.png', url: 'Europe/Berlin');