diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/time.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/time.py
index 6b385b2e..4afa51a9 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/time.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/time.py
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ def localtime():
         refresh_timezone_preference()
     ptz = timezone_to_posix_time_zone(timezone_preference)
     t = time.time()
-    return localPTZtime.tztime(t, ptz)
+    try:
+        localtime = localPTZtime.tztime(t, ptz)
+    except Exception as e:
+        #print(f"localPTZtime setting got exception {e}, defaulting to non-localized time...") # this gets called too often to print
+        return time.localtime()
+    return localtime
 
 def timezone_to_posix_time_zone(timezone):
     """
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/timezones.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/timezones.py
index 46fd4f73..27b10716 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/timezones.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/timezones.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ TIMEZONE_MAP = {
     "Europe/Athens": "EET-2EEST,M3.5.0/3,M10.5.0/4",  # Greece’s capital
     "Europe/Belgrade": "CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3",  # Serbia’s capital
     "Europe/Berlin": "CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3",  # Germany’s capital
-    "Europe/Brussels": "CET-/cat,1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3",  # Belgium’s capital
+    "Europe/Brussels": "CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3",  # Belgium’s capital
     "Europe/Bucharest": "EET-2EEST,M3.5.0/3,M10.5.0/4",  # Romania’s capital
     "Europe/Budapest": "CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3",  # Hungary’s capital
     "Europe/Copenhagen": "CET-1CEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3",  # Denmark’s capital