diff --git a/lib/time.js b/lib/time.js
index b236ac94..ca3654cb 100644
--- a/lib/time.js
+++ b/lib/time.js
@@ -152,17 +152,27 @@ function CronTime(luxon) {
 			}
 
 			if (typeof this.utcOffset !== 'undefined') {
-				let offset =
-					this.utcOffset >= 60 || this.utcOffset <= -60
-						? this.utcOffset / 60
-						: this.utcOffset;
+				if (typeof this.utcOffset === 'string') {
+					const parts = this.utcOffset.split(':');
+					const hours = parseInt(parts[0]);
+					const minutes = parseInt(parts[1]);
+					if (this.utcOffset[0] === '-') this.utcOffset = hours * 60 - minutes;
+					else this.utcOffset = hours * 60 + minutes;
+				}
+				let offset = this.utcOffset / 60;
+
 				offset = parseInt(offset);
 
+				const remainderMins = Math.abs(this.utcOffset - offset * 60);
+				const remainderMinsString =
+					remainderMins >= 10 ? remainderMins : '0' + remainderMins;
+
 				let utcZone = 'UTC';
-				if (offset < 0) {
-					utcZone += offset;
-				} else if (offset > 0) {
-					utcZone += `+${offset}`;
+
+				if (this.utcOffset < 0) {
+					utcZone += `${offset === 0 ? '-0' : offset}:${remainderMinsString}`;
+				} else {
+					utcZone += `+${offset}:${remainderMinsString}`;
 				}
 
 				date = date.setZone(utcZone);
diff --git a/tests/cron.test.js b/tests/cron.test.js
index 4d515e38..ed041d5a 100644
--- a/tests/cron.test.js
+++ b/tests/cron.test.js
@@ -799,6 +799,39 @@ describe('cron', () => {
 			expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		});
 
+		it('should run a job using cron syntax with numeric format utcOffset with minute', () => {
+			const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+			const callback = jest.fn();
+
+			const luxon = require('luxon');
+			// Current time
+			const t = luxon.DateTime.local();
+			// UTC Offset decreased by 45 minutes
+			const utcOffset = t.offset - 45;
+
+			const job = new cron.CronJob(
+				t.second + ' ' + t.minute + ' ' + t.hour + ' * * *',
+				callback,
+				null,
+				true,
+				null,
+				null,
+				null,
+				utcOffset
+			);
+			// tick to 1s before 45 minutes
+			clock.tick(1000 * 60 * 45 - 1000);
+			expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+			//tick 1s
+			clock.tick(1000);
+			expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+			clock.restore();
+
+			job.stop();
+		});
+
 		it('should run a job using cron syntax with string format utcOffset', () => {
 			const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
 			const callback = jest.fn();
@@ -834,6 +867,42 @@ describe('cron', () => {
 			expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		});
 
+		it('should run a job using cron syntax with string format utcOffset with minute', () => {
+			const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+			const callback = jest.fn();
+			const luxon = require('luxon');
+			// Current time
+			const t = luxon.DateTime.local();
+			// UTC Offset decreased by an 45 minutes (string format '(+/-)HH:mm')
+			const utcOffset = t.offset - 45;
+			let utcOffsetString = utcOffset > 0 ? '+' : '-';
+			utcOffsetString += ('0' + Math.floor(Math.abs(utcOffset) / 60)).slice(-2);
+			utcOffsetString += ':';
+			utcOffsetString += ('0' + (utcOffset % 60)).slice(-2);
+
+			const job = new cron.CronJob(
+				t.second + ' ' + t.minute + ' ' + t.hour + ' * * *',
+				callback,
+				null,
+				true,
+				null,
+				null,
+				null,
+				utcOffset
+			);
+			// tick to 1s before 45 minutes
+			clock.tick(1000 * 60 * 45 - 1000);
+			expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+			//tick 1s
+			clock.tick(1000);
+			expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+			clock.restore();
+
+			job.stop();
+		});
+
 		it('should run a job using cron syntax with number format utcOffset that is 0', () => {
 			const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
 			const callback = jest.fn();
diff --git a/tests/crontime.test.js b/tests/crontime.test.js
index 0d962d06..4d875c90 100644
--- a/tests/crontime.test.js
+++ b/tests/crontime.test.js
@@ -634,18 +634,6 @@ describe('crontime', () => {
 		clock.restore();
 	});
 
-	it('should accept 4 as a valid UTC offset', () => {
-		const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
-
-		const cronTime = new cron.CronTime('0 11 * * *', null, 5);
-		const expected = luxon.DateTime.local().plus({ hours: 6 }).toSeconds();
-		const actual = cronTime.sendAt().toSeconds();
-
-		expect(actual).toEqual(expected);
-
-		clock.restore();
-	});
-
 	it('should detect real date in the past', () => {
 		const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();