diff --git a/app/templates/page-sidebar.php b/app/templates/page-sidebar.php
index 1161459..98b04d6 100644
--- a/app/templates/page-sidebar.php
+++ b/app/templates/page-sidebar.php
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
             <!-- Sidebar -->
             <div class="col-md-3 sidebar-wrapper" id="sidebar">
                 <div class="text-center" id="time_now">
-<?php
-$timeNow = new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone($userTimezone));
-?>
                     <span><?= htmlspecialchars($timeNow->format('H:i')) ?>&nbsp;&nbsp;<?= htmlspecialchars($userTimezone) ?></span>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/public_html/index.php b/public_html/index.php
index 28ec91f..e4d8f51 100644
--- a/public_html/index.php
+++ b/public_html/index.php
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ if ($page == 'logout') {
         $userDetails = $userObject->getUserDetails($userId);
         $userRights = $userObject->getUserRights($userId);
         $userTimezone = (!empty($userDetails[0]['timezone'])) ? $userDetails[0]['timezone'] : 'UTC'; // Default to UTC if no timezone is set (or is missing)
+        $timeNow = new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone($userTimezone)); // We init local viewer's time as early as possible
 
         // check if the Jilo Server is running
         require APP_PATH . 'classes/server.php';