diff --git a/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md b/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md
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--- a/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/docs/install/environment-variables.md
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ These environment variables are used by the `docker-compose.yml` file and do **N
 | `IMMICH_REVERSE_GEOCODING_ROOT` | Path of reverse geocoding dump directory     | `/usr/src/resources` | microservices                                |
 
 :::tip
+`TZ` should be set to a `TZ identifier` from [this list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List). For example, `TZ="Etc/UTC"`.
 
-`TZ` is only used by the `exiftool` as a fallback in case the timezone cannot be determined from the image metadata.
-
-`exiftool` is only present in the microservices container.
-
+`TZ` is only used by `exiftool`, which is present in the microservices container, as a fallback in case the timezone cannot be determined from the image metadata.
 :::
 
 ## Ports