diff --git a/webtop_kde/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/80-configuration.sh b/webtop_kde/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/80-configuration.sh
index 80bbf824e..0617c89c9 100644
--- a/webtop_kde/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/80-configuration.sh
+++ b/webtop_kde/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/80-configuration.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fi
 if bashio::config.has_value 'TZ'; then
     TIMEZONE=$(bashio::config 'TZ')
     bashio::log.info "Setting timezone to $TIMEZONE"
-    cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime
+    ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$TZ" /etc/localtime && echo "$TZ" >/etc/timezone
 fi
 
 # Set password