diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/aws/emr_utils.py b/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/aws/emr_utils.py
index 5b72b7ac45..0b8c2b2c6d 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/aws/emr_utils.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/aws/emr_utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, NamedTuple, Optional
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
 
+import pytz
 import yaml
 
 from feast.pyspark.abc import BQ_SPARK_PACKAGE
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ def _get_job_creation_time(emr_client, job: EmrJobRef) -> datetime:
 def _get_step_creation_time(emr_client, cluster_id: str, step_id: str) -> datetime:
     response = emr_client.describe_step(ClusterId=cluster_id, StepId=step_id)
     step_creation_time = response["Step"]["Status"]["Timeline"]["CreationDateTime"]
-    return step_creation_time
+    return step_creation_time.astimezone(pytz.utc).replace(tzinfo=None)
 
 
 def _wait_for_step_state(
diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s_utils.py b/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s_utils.py
index 241c8d0f43..9630d08266 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s_utils.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/k8s/k8s_utils.py
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ def _k8s_state_to_feast(k8s_state: str) -> SparkJobStatus:
 
 def _resource_to_job_info(resource: Dict[str, Any]) -> JobInfo:
     labels = resource["metadata"]["labels"]
-    start_time = resource["metadata"].get("creationTimestamp")
+    start_time = datetime.strptime(
+        resource["metadata"].get("creationTimestamp"), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+    )
     sparkConf = resource["spec"].get("sparkConf", {})
 
     if "status" in resource:
diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/standalone/local.py b/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/standalone/local.py
index d9e625ecf5..e67dd75630 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/standalone/local.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/pyspark/launchers/standalone/local.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._job_name = job_name
         self._process = process
         self._ui_port = ui_port
-        self._start_time = datetime.now()
+        self._start_time = datetime.utcnow()
 
     def get_id(self) -> str:
         return self._job_id
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_historical_features.py b/tests/e2e/test_historical_features.py
index 19f2d3dd33..ed862b9c91 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_historical_features.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_historical_features.py
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ def test_historical_features(
 
     feature_refs = ["transactions:daily_transactions"]
 
-    job_submission_time = datetime.now()
+    job_submission_time = datetime.utcnow()
     job = feast_client.get_historical_features(feature_refs, customers_df)
     assert job.get_start_time() >= job_submission_time
+    assert job.get_start_time() <= job_submission_time + timedelta(hours=1)
 
     output_dir = job.get_output_file_uri()
     joined_df = read_parquet(output_dir)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_online_features.py b/tests/e2e/test_online_features.py
index beee4e62ab..8cda80ca89 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_online_features.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_online_features.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def test_streaming_ingestion(
     feast_client.apply(feature_table)
 
     job = feast_client.start_stream_to_online_ingestion(feature_table)
+    assert job.get_feature_table() == feature_table.name
 
     wait_retry_backoff(
         lambda: (None, job.get_status() == SparkJobStatus.IN_PROGRESS), 120
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ def ingest_and_verify(
         original.event_timestamp.min().to_pydatetime(),
         original.event_timestamp.max().to_pydatetime() + timedelta(seconds=1),
     )
+    assert job.get_feature_table() == feature_table.name
 
     wait_retry_backoff(
         lambda: (None, job.get_status() == SparkJobStatus.COMPLETED), 180