diff --git a/awx/main/models/schedules.py b/awx/main/models/schedules.py
index 0afb546f90..5ab57e1746 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/schedules.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/schedules.py
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ def _fast_forward_rrule(rrule, ref_dt=None):
     if ref_dt is None:
         ref_dt = now()
 
-    ref_dt = ref_dt.astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc)
+    dtstart_tz = rrule._dtstart.tzinfo
+    ref_dt = ref_dt.astimezone(dtstart_tz)
 
-    rrule_dtstart_utc = rrule._dtstart.astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc)
-    if rrule_dtstart_utc > ref_dt:
+    if rrule._dtstart > ref_dt:
         return rrule
 
     interval = rrule._interval if rrule._interval else 1
@@ -84,20 +84,14 @@ def _fast_forward_rrule(rrule, ref_dt=None):
     elif rrule._freq == dateutil.rrule.MINUTELY:
         interval *= 60
 
-    # if after converting to seconds the interval is still a fraction,
-    # just return original rrule
     if isinstance(interval, float) and not interval.is_integer():
         return rrule
 
-    seconds_since_dtstart = (ref_dt - rrule_dtstart_utc).total_seconds()
+    seconds_since_dtstart = (ref_dt - rrule._dtstart).total_seconds()
 
-    # it is important to fast forward by a number that is divisible by
-    # interval. For example, if interval is 7 hours, we fast forward by 7, 14, 21, etc. hours.
-    # Otherwise, the occurrences after the fast forward might not match the ones before.
-    # x // y is integer division, lopping off any remainder, so that we get the outcome we want.
     interval_aligned_offset = datetime.timedelta(seconds=(seconds_since_dtstart // interval) * interval)
-    new_start = rrule_dtstart_utc + interval_aligned_offset
-    new_rrule = rrule.replace(dtstart=new_start.astimezone(rrule._dtstart.tzinfo))
+    new_start = rrule._dtstart + interval_aligned_offset
+    new_rrule = rrule.replace(dtstart=new_start)
     return new_rrule
 
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_schedule_fast_forward.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_schedule_fast_forward.py
index be1bdae53e..b5050a935b 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_schedule_fast_forward.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_schedule_fast_forward.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now
 from awx.main.models.schedules import _fast_forward_rrule, Schedule
 from dateutil.rrule import HOURLY, MINUTELY, MONTHLY
 
-REF_DT = datetime.datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+REF_DT = datetime.datetime(2026, 4, 16, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ REF_DT = datetime.datetime(2024, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
             'DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T200000 RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=5;WKST=SU;BYMONTH=2,3;BYMONTHDAY=18;BYHOUR=5;BYMINUTE=35;BYSECOND=0',
             id='every-5-minutes-at-5:35:00-am-on-the-18th-day-of-feb-or-march-with-week-starting-on-sundays',
         ),
+        pytest.param(
+            'DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T130000 RRULE:FREQ=HOURLY;INTERVAL=4;WKST=MO;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYHOUR=1,5,9,13,17,21;BYMINUTE=0',
+            id='every-4-hours-at-1-5-9-13-17-21-am-on-monday-through-friday-with-week-starting-on-monday',
+        ),
         pytest.param(
             'DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T200000 RRULE:FREQ=HOURLY;INTERVAL=5;WKST=SU;BYMONTH=2,3;BYHOUR=5',
             id='every-5-hours-at-5-am-in-feb-or-march-with-week-starting-on-sundays',
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ def test_fast_forwarded_rrule_matches_original_occurrence(rrulestr):
     [
         pytest.param(datetime.datetime(2024, 12, 1, 0, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc), id='ref-dt-out-of-dst'),
         pytest.param(datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 1, 0, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc), id='ref-dt-in-dst'),
+        pytest.param(datetime.datetime(2024, 11, 3, 6, 30, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc), id='ref-dt-fall-back-day'),
     ],
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ def test_fast_forwarded_rrule_matches_original_occurrence(rrulestr):
         pytest.param(
             'DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20230703T005800 RRULE:INTERVAL=10;FREQ=MINUTELY;BYHOUR=9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21', id='rrule-in-dst-by-hour'
         ),
+        pytest.param('DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T005800 RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=7', id='rrule-post-dst-7min'),
+        pytest.param('DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T005800 RRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=13', id='rrule-post-dst-13min'),
     ],
 )
 def test_fast_forward_across_dst(rrulestr, ref_dt):