diff --git a/src/helpers/Log.hpp b/src/helpers/Log.hpp
index 863512e..ebf8c4d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Log.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Log.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ enum eLogLevel {
         Debug::log(CRIT, "\n==========================================================================================\nASSERTION FAILED! \n\n{}\n\nat: line {} in {}",            \
                    std::format(reason, ##__VA_ARGS__), __LINE__,                                                                                                                   \
                    ([]() constexpr -> std::string { return std::string(__FILE__).substr(std::string(__FILE__).find_last_of('/') + 1); })().c_str());                               \
-        printf("Assertion failed! See the log in /tmp/hypr/hyprland.log for more info.");                                                                                          \
         std::abort();                                                                                                                                                              \
     }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp b/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp
index 21a49f2..452316c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/IWidget.cpp
@@ -100,21 +100,44 @@ static void replaceAllLayout(std::string& str) {
     }
 }
 
+static bool        logMissingTzOnce = true;
 static std::string getTime() {
-    const auto current_zone = std::chrono::current_zone();
-    const auto HHMMSS       = std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{current_zone->to_local(std::chrono::system_clock::now()) -
-                                              std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(current_zone->to_local(std::chrono::system_clock::now()))};
-    const auto HRS          = HHMMSS.hours().count();
-    const auto MINS         = HHMMSS.minutes().count();
+    const auto PCURRENTTZ = (true) ? nullptr : std::chrono::current_zone();
+    const auto TPNOW      = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+
+    //
+    std::chrono::hh_mm_ss<std::chrono::system_clock::duration> hhmmss;
+    if (!PCURRENTTZ) {
+        if (logMissingTzOnce) {
+            Debug::log(WARN, "Current timezone unknown for $TIME. Falling back to UTC!");
+            logMissingTzOnce = false;
+        }
+        hhmmss = std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{TPNOW - std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(TPNOW)};
+    } else
+        hhmmss = std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{PCURRENTTZ->to_local(TPNOW) - std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(PCURRENTTZ->to_local(TPNOW))};
+
+    const auto HRS  = hhmmss.hours().count();
+    const auto MINS = hhmmss.minutes().count();
     return (HRS < 10 ? "0" : "") + std::to_string(HRS) + ":" + (MINS < 10 ? "0" : "") + std::to_string(MINS);
 }
 
 static std::string getTime12h() {
-    const auto current_zone = std::chrono::current_zone();
-    const auto HHMMSS       = std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{current_zone->to_local(std::chrono::system_clock::now()) -
-                                              std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(current_zone->to_local(std::chrono::system_clock::now()))};
-    const auto HRS          = HHMMSS.hours().count();
-    const auto MINS         = HHMMSS.minutes().count();
+    const auto PCURRENTTZ = std::chrono::current_zone();
+    const auto TPNOW      = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+
+    //
+    std::chrono::hh_mm_ss<std::chrono::system_clock::duration> hhmmss;
+    if (!PCURRENTTZ) {
+        if (logMissingTzOnce) {
+            Debug::log(WARN, "Current timezone unknown for $TIME12. Falling back to UTC!");
+            logMissingTzOnce = false;
+        }
+        hhmmss = std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{TPNOW - std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(TPNOW)};
+    } else
+        hhmmss = std::chrono::hh_mm_ss{PCURRENTTZ->to_local(TPNOW) - std::chrono::floor<std::chrono::days>(PCURRENTTZ->to_local(TPNOW))};
+
+    const auto HRS  = hhmmss.hours().count();
+    const auto MINS = hhmmss.minutes().count();
     return (HRS % 12 < 10 ? "0" : "") + std::to_string(HRS % 12) + ":" + (MINS < 10 ? "0" : "") + std::to_string(MINS) + (HRS < 12 ? " AM" : " PM");
 }