diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
index 92a170dcfc..151a90a2b1 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ TTimeView::TTimeView(float maxWidth, float height, bool showSeconds,
 	fLastTimeStr[0] = 0;
 	fLastDateStr[0] = 0;
 	fNeedToUpdate = true;
+	
+	be_locale_roster->GetDefaultCountry(&fHere);
 }
 
 
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ TTimeView::TTimeView(BMessage* data)
 	data->FindBool("eurodate", &fEuroDate);
 	data->FindBool("interval", &fInterval);
 	fShowingDate = false;
+	
+	be_locale_roster->GetDefaultCountry(&fHere);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -317,11 +321,7 @@ TTimeView::GetCurrentTime()
 	fMinute = time.tm_min;
 	fHour = time.tm_hour;
 	
-	
-	BCountry* here;
-	be_locale_roster->GetDefaultCountry(&here);
-	
-	here->FormatTime(fTimeStr, 64, fTime, fShowSeconds);	
+	fHere->FormatTime(fTimeStr, 64, fTime, fShowSeconds);	
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
index 9837665e39..333eba695a 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.h
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ const uint32 kShowSeconds = 'ShSc';
 const uint32 kFullDate = 'FDat';
 const uint32 kEuroDate = 'EDat';
 
+class BCountry;
 class BMessageRunner;
 
 #ifdef AS_REPLICANT
 class _EXPORT	TTimeView;
 #endif
 
+
 class TTimeView : public BView {
 	public:
 		TTimeView(float maxWidth, float height, bool showSeconds = false,
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ class TTimeView : public BView {
 
 		BMessenger	fCalendarWindow;
 		BMessageRunner*	fLongClickMessageRunner;
+		
+		BCountry* fHere; // For date and time localizing purposes
 };