diff --git a/include/modules/clock.hpp b/include/modules/clock.hpp
index ca6fd8ad..2b2e01ba 100644
--- a/include/modules/clock.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/clock.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <json/json.h>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
+#include "fmt/time.h"
 #include "util/chrono.hpp"
 #include "IModule.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/modules/clock.cpp b/src/modules/clock.cpp
index d68a5d10..c0569dd0 100644
--- a/src/modules/clock.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/clock.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ waybar::modules::Clock::Clock(Json::Value config)
 
 auto waybar::modules::Clock::update() -> void
 {
-  auto t = std::time(nullptr);
-  auto localtime = std::localtime(&t);
+  auto localtime = fmt::localtime(std::time(nullptr));
   auto format =
-    _config["format"] ? _config["format"].asString() : "{:02}:{:02}";
-  _label.set_text(fmt::format(format, localtime->tm_hour, localtime->tm_min));
+    _config["format"] ? _config["format"].asString() : "{:%H:%M}";
+  _label.set_text(fmt::format(format, localtime));
 }
 
 waybar::modules::Clock::operator Gtk::Widget &() {