diff --git a/.changeset/rich-apricots-lick.md b/.changeset/rich-apricots-lick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9daf861d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rich-apricots-lick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixed parsing of OIDC key timestamps when using SQLite.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts
index e53102e333..dd2941a3d5 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/DatabaseKeyStore.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type Options = {
 const parseDate = (date: string | Date) => {
   const parsedDate =
     typeof date === 'string'
-      ? DateTime.fromSQL(date, { locale: 'UTC' })
+      ? DateTime.fromSQL(date, { zone: 'UTC' })
       : DateTime.fromJSDate(date);
 
   if (!parsedDate.isValid) {