diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/types/SqlTimestampSerializer.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/types/SqlTimestampSerializer.java
index 84f9396..a01e5d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/types/SqlTimestampSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/yasson/internal/serializer/types/SqlTimestampSerializer.java
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 
     @Override
     protected TemporalAccessor toTemporalAccessor(Timestamp value) {
-        // convert SQL Timestamp into a LocalDateTime to unlock TemporalAccessor access
-        return LocalDateTime.ofInstant(value.toInstant(), UTC);
+        // convert SQL Timestamp into a Instant to unlock TemporalAccessor access
+        return toInstant(value);
     }
 
     @Override