diff --git a/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-setup-wizard.php b/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-setup-wizard.php
index 301cd650..fb983ecd 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-setup-wizard.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-sp-admin-setup-wizard.php
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class SP_Admin_Setup_Wizard {
 						$tzstring = 'UTC+' . $current_offset;
 					}
 				}
-				echo esc_attr( wp_timezone_choice( $tzstring ) );
+				echo wp_kses( wp_timezone_choice( $tzstring ), array( 'option' => array( 'value' => array(), 'selected' => array() ) ) );
 				?>
 			</select>
 		  </td>
diff --git a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-general.php b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-general.php
index d1c2c3a6..86390af4 100644
--- a/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-general.php
+++ b/includes/admin/settings/class-sp-settings-general.php
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'SP_Settings_General' ) ) :
 			<td class="forminp">
 				<legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php esc_html_e( 'Timezone', 'sportspress' ); ?></span></legend>
 				<select id="timezone_string" name="timezone_string" class="<?php echo esc_attr( $class ); ?>">
-					<?php echo esc_html( wp_timezone_choice( $tzstring ) ); ?>
+					<?php echo wp_kses( wp_timezone_choice( $tzstring ), array( 'option' => array( 'value' => array(), 'selected' => array() ) ) ); ?>
 				</select>
 			   </td>
 		   </tr>