diff --git a/cogs/poll.py b/cogs/poll.py
index b5f6d12..eb83942 100644
--- a/cogs/poll.py
+++ b/cogs/poll.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import discord
 from essentials.multi_server import get_pre
 from essentials.exceptions import *
 from essentials.settings import SETTINGS
+from utils.misc import possible_timezones
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('bot')
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class Poll:
             self.weights_roles = []
             self.weights_numbers = []
             self.duration = 0
-            self.duration_tz = 'UTC'
+            self.duration_tz = 0.0
             self.time_created = datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc)
 
             self.open = True
@@ -666,7 +667,10 @@ class Poll:
             return dt
 
         try:
-            self.duration = await get_valid(force)
+            dt = await get_valid(force)
+            self.duration = dt
+            if self.duration != 0:
+                self.duration_tz = dt.utcoffset().total_seconds() / 3600
             return
         except InputError:
             pass
@@ -688,7 +692,7 @@ class Poll:
                 if self.duration == 0:
                     await self.add_vaild(message, 'until closed manually')
                 else:
-                    self.duration_tz = dt.tzinfo.tzname(dt)
+                    self.duration_tz = dt.utcoffset().total_seconds() / 3600
                     await self.add_vaild(message, self.duration.strftime('%d-%b-%Y %H:%M %Z'))
                 break
             except InvalidInput:
@@ -1006,7 +1010,16 @@ class Poll:
             deadline = self.duration
             if deadline.tzinfo is None or deadline.tzinfo.utcoffset(deadline) is None:
                 deadline = pytz.utc.localize(deadline)
-            tz = pytz.timezone(self.duration_tz)
+            if isinstance(self.duration_tz, float):
+                tz = possible_timezones(self.duration_tz, common_only=True)
+                if not tz:
+                    tz = pytz.timezone('UTC')
+                else:
+                    # choose one valid timezone with the offset
+                    tz = pytz.timezone(tz[0])
+            else:
+                tz = pytz.timezone(self.duration_tz)
+
             deadline = deadline.astimezone(tz)
             if string:
                 return deadline.strftime('%d-%b-%Y %H:%M %Z')
diff --git a/pollmaster.py b/pollmaster.py
index 69dffb7..abc5613 100644
--- a/pollmaster.py
+++ b/pollmaster.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ bot_config = {
     'status': discord.Status.online,
     'owner_id': SETTINGS.owner_id,
     'fetch_offline_members': False,
-    'max_messages': 200000
+    'max_messages': 15000
 }
 
 bot = commands.Bot(**bot_config)
diff --git a/utils/misc.py b/utils/misc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7ef100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/misc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import pytz
+import datetime as dt
+
+def possible_timezones(tz_offset, common_only=True):
+    # pick one of the timezone collections
+    timezones = pytz.common_timezones if common_only else pytz.all_timezones
+
+    # convert the float hours offset to a timedelta
+    offset_days, offset_seconds = 0, int(tz_offset * 3600)
+    if offset_seconds < 0:
+        offset_days = -1
+        offset_seconds += 24 * 3600
+    desired_delta = dt.timedelta(offset_days, offset_seconds)
+
+    # Loop through the timezones and find any with matching offsets
+    null_delta = dt.timedelta(0, 0)
+    results = []
+    for tz_name in timezones:
+        tz = pytz.timezone(tz_name)
+        non_dst_offset = getattr(tz, '_transition_info', [[null_delta]])[-1]
+        if desired_delta == non_dst_offset[0]:
+            results.append(tz_name)
+
+    return results
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diff --git a/utils/paginator.py b/utils/paginator.py
index 6ccb5b4..c1d3385 100644
--- a/utils/paginator.py
+++ b/utils/paginator.py
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ async def embed_list_paginated(bot, pre, items, item_fct, base_embed, footer_pre
 
     # footer text
     #footer_text = f'Type {pre}show <label> to show a poll. '
+    footer_text = footer_prefix
     if start > 0:
-        footer_prefix += f'React with ⏪ to show the last {per_page} entries. '
+        footer_text += f'React with ⏪ to show the last {per_page} entries. '
     if items.__len__() > start+per_page:
-        footer_prefix += f'React with ⏩ to show the next {per_page} entries. '
-    if footer_prefix.__len__() > 0:
-        embed.set_footer(text=footer_prefix)
+        footer_text += f'React with ⏩ to show the next {per_page} entries. '
+    if footer_text.__len__() > 0:
+        embed.set_footer(text=footer_text)
 
     # post / edit message
     if msg is not None: