diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/cycle.py b/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/cycle.py
index f4f06c324..d394dc9bd 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/cycle.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/cycle.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from rest_framework import serializers
 # Module imports
 from .base import BaseSerializer
 from plane.db.models import Cycle, CycleIssue
-
+from plane.utils.timezone_converter import convert_to_utc
 
 class CycleSerializer(BaseSerializer):
     total_issues = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ class CycleSerializer(BaseSerializer):
             and data.get("start_date", None) > data.get("end_date", None)
         ):
             raise serializers.ValidationError("Start date cannot exceed end date")
+
+        if (
+            data.get("start_date", None) is not None
+            and data.get("end_date", None) is not None
+        ):
+            project_id = self.initial_data.get("project_id") or self.instance.project_id
+            data["start_date"] = convert_to_utc(
+                str(data.get("start_date").date()), project_id, is_start_date=True
+            )
+            data["end_date"] = convert_to_utc(
+                str(data.get("end_date", None).date()), project_id
+            )
         return data
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/cycle.py b/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/cycle.py
index 171494f03..28ec62134 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/cycle.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/cycle.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class CycleWriteSerializer(BaseSerializer):
         ):
             project_id = self.initial_data.get("project_id") or self.instance.project_id
             data["start_date"] = convert_to_utc(
-                str(data.get("start_date").date()), project_id
+                str(data.get("start_date").date()), project_id, is_start_date=True
             )
             data["end_date"] = convert_to_utc(
-                str(data.get("end_date", None).date()), project_id, is_end_date=True
+                str(data.get("end_date", None).date()), project_id
             )
         return data
 
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/cycle/base.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/cycle/base.py
index 1addc5bec..9bf498886 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/cycle/base.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/cycle/base.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class CycleViewSet(BaseViewSet):
             "created_by",
         )
         datetime_fields = ["start_date", "end_date"]
-        data = user_timezone_converter(data, datetime_fields, project_timezone)
+        data = user_timezone_converter(data, datetime_fields, request.user.user_timezone)
         return Response(data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
     @allow_permission([ROLE.ADMIN, ROLE.MEMBER])
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ class CycleViewSet(BaseViewSet):
 
     @allow_permission([ROLE.ADMIN, ROLE.MEMBER])
     def retrieve(self, request, slug, project_id, pk):
-        project = Project.objects.get(id=project_id)
         queryset = self.get_queryset().filter(archived_at__isnull=True).filter(pk=pk)
         data = (
             self.get_queryset()
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ class CycleViewSet(BaseViewSet):
 
         queryset = queryset.first()
         datetime_fields = ["start_date", "end_date"]
-        data = user_timezone_converter(data, datetime_fields, project.timezone)
+        data = user_timezone_converter(data, datetime_fields, request.user.user_timezone)
 
         recent_visited_task.delay(
             slug=slug,
@@ -534,8 +533,8 @@ class CycleDateCheckEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
                 status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
             )
 
-        start_date = convert_to_utc(str(start_date), project_id)
-        end_date = convert_to_utc(str(end_date), project_id, is_end_date=True)
+        start_date = convert_to_utc(str(start_date), project_id, is_start_date=True)
+        end_date = convert_to_utc(str(end_date), project_id)
 
         # Check if any cycle intersects in the given interval
         cycles = Cycle.objects.filter(
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace/cycle.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace/cycle.py
index ec08f47c9..a9398a91d 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace/cycle.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace/cycle.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from plane.app.views.base import BaseAPIView
 from plane.db.models import Cycle
 from plane.app.permissions import WorkspaceViewerPermission
 from plane.app.serializers.cycle import CycleSerializer
-
+from plane.utils.timezone_converter import user_timezone_converter
 
 class WorkspaceCyclesEndpoint(BaseAPIView):
     permission_classes = [WorkspaceViewerPermission]
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/utils/timezone_converter.py b/apiserver/plane/utils/timezone_converter.py
index dc8e20b8c..46a864b62 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/utils/timezone_converter.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/utils/timezone_converter.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def user_timezone_converter(queryset, datetime_fields, user_timezone):
         return queryset_values
 
 
-def convert_to_utc(date, project_id, is_end_date=False):
+def convert_to_utc(date, project_id, is_start_date=False):
     """
     Converts a start date string to the project's local timezone at 12:00 AM
     and then converts it to UTC for storage.
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def convert_to_utc(date, project_id, is_end_date=False):
     # Localize the datetime to the project's timezone
     localized_datetime = local_tz.localize(local_datetime)
 
-    # If it's an end date, subtract one minute
-    if is_end_date:
-        localized_datetime -= timedelta(minutes=1)
+    # If it's an start date, add one minute
+    if is_start_date:
+        localized_datetime += timedelta(minutes=1)
 
     # Convert the localized datetime to UTC
     utc_datetime = localized_datetime.astimezone(pytz.utc)