diff --git a/submodules/users/users.js b/submodules/users/users.js
index b9e5eab..2c8a551 100644
--- a/submodules/users/users.js
+++ b/submodules/users/users.js
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ define(function(require){
 						if(type === 'name') {
 							currentUser = data;
 
-							template.find('#user_timezone').chosen({search_contains: true, width: "61%"});
+							template.find('#user_timezone').chosen({search_contains: true, width: "220px"});
 
 							data.extra.differentEmail ? template.find('.email-group').show() : template.find('.email-group').hide();
 
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ define(function(require){
 						}
 					});
 
-					timezone.populateDropdown(template.find('#user_timezone'), dataTemplate.timezone);
+					timezone.populateDropdown(template.find('#user_timezone'), dataTemplate.timezone||'inherit', {inherit: self.i18n.active().defaultTimezone});
 
 					monster.ui.tooltips(template, {
 						options: {
@@ -2705,7 +2705,7 @@ define(function(require){
 			var self = this,
 				fullName = data.user.first_name + ' ' + data.user.last_name,
 				callerIdName = fullName.substring(0, 15),
-				defaultTimezone = timezone.getLocaleTimezone(),
+				defaultTimezone = 'inherit',
 				formattedData = {
 					user: $.extend(true, {}, {
 						caller_id: {
diff --git a/submodules/vmboxes/vmboxes.js b/submodules/vmboxes/vmboxes.js
index d4b1161..a27bcc8 100644
--- a/submodules/vmboxes/vmboxes.js
+++ b/submodules/vmboxes/vmboxes.js
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ define(function(require){
 
 			monster.ui.tabs(templateVMBox);
 
-			timezone.populateDropdown(templateVMBox.find('#timezone'), data.timezone);
-			templateVMBox.find('#timezone').chosen({search_contains: true, width: "40%"});
+			timezone.populateDropdown(templateVMBox.find('#timezone'), data.timezone||'inherit', {inherit: self.i18n.active().defaultTimezone});
+			templateVMBox.find('#timezone').chosen({search_contains: true, width: "220px"});
 
 			monster.ui.tooltips(templateVMBox);
 
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ define(function(require){
 				delete mergedData.notify_email_address;
 			}
 
+			if(mergedData.timezone && mergedData.timezone === 'inherit') {
+				delete mergedData.timezone;
+			}
+
 			delete mergedData.extra;
 
 			return mergedData;