diff --git a/stockTicker.py b/stockTicker.py
index 7e2fc37..24ee866 100755
--- a/stockTicker.py
+++ b/stockTicker.py
@@ -7282,12 +7282,15 @@ class StockTicker():
                 json.dump(settings1, f)
             settings = settings1['clock1']
 
+        gmt1 = settings['timezone']
+        if '+' in gmt1:
+            gmt = gmt1.replace('+', '-')
+        elif '-' in gmt1:
+            gmt = gmt1.replace('-', '+')
+        else:
+            gmt = gmt1
         #TIMEZONE NOT WORKING?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!??
-        timezone = pytz.timezone(settings['timezone'])
-        if '+' in timezone:
-            timezone = timezone.replace('+', '-')
-        elif '-' in timezone:
-            timezone = timezone.replace('-', '+')
+        timezone = pytz.timezone(gmt)
         font = graphics.Font()
         font.LoadFont("fonts/6x12.bdf")  # Change this to the path of your desired font file
         font2 = graphics.Font()
@@ -7555,11 +7558,15 @@ class StockTicker():
 
         # Create a canvas to draw on
         canvas = self.double_buffer
-        timezone = pytz.timezone(settings['timezone'])
-        if '+' in timezone:
-            timezone = timezone.replace('+', '-')
-        elif '-' in timezone:
-            timezone = timezone.replace('-', '+')
+        gmt1 = settings['timezone']
+        if '+' in gmt1:
+            gmt = gmt1.replace('+', '-')
+        elif '-' in gmt1:
+            gmt = gmt1.replace('-', '+')
+        else:
+            gmt = gmt1
+        #TIMEZONE NOT WORKING?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!??
+        timezone = pytz.timezone(gmt)
         # Set the font and text color
         font = graphics.Font()
         font.LoadFont("fonts/clR6x12.bdf")