diff --git a/src/modules/clock.cpp b/src/modules/clock.cpp
index c4c460cc..5fda73f2 100644
--- a/src/modules/clock.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/clock.cpp
@@ -66,17 +66,12 @@ waybar::modules::Clock::Clock(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config)
     }
   }
 
-  if (config_["locale"].isString()) {
-    locale_ = std::locale(config_["locale"].asString());
-  } else {
-    char* sysLocale{getenv("LC_TIME")};
-    try {
-      locale_ = sysLocale ? std::locale(sysLocale) : std::locale("");
-    }
-    catch(std::runtime_error const& localeErr) {
-      spdlog::warn(localeErr.what());
-      locale_ = std::locale();
-    }
+  const char* applyLocale{config_["locale"].isString() ? config_["locale"].asCString() : getenv("LC_TIME")};
+  try {
+    locale_ = applyLocale ? std::locale(applyLocale) : std::locale("");
+  } catch(std::runtime_error const& localeE) {
+    spdlog::warn("Clock module. Wrong \"locale\" or LC_TIME variable(make sure locale is presented in /etc/locale.gen and generated by the locale-gen). Trace: {0}", localeE.what());
+    locale_ = std::locale();
   }
 
   thread_ = [this] {