diff --git a/components/default.nix b/components/default.nix
index 41cb29f..4341dea 100644
--- a/components/default.nix
+++ b/components/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
+    ./chaospott.nix
     ./gui
     ./mainUser.nix
     ./media
@@ -8,15 +9,9 @@
     ./network
     ./nixos
     ./terminal
+    ./timezone.nix
     ./yubikey.nix
-    ./chaospott.nix
   ];
 
-  # some system stuff
-  # -----------------
-  time.timeZone = "Europe/Berlin";
-  #time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Pacific/Auckland";
-  #time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Asia/Singapore";
-  #time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Asia/Makassar";
 
 }
diff --git a/components/monitor/container.nix b/components/monitor/container.nix
index 947a5e8..3b2a536 100644
--- a/components/monitor/container.nix
+++ b/components/monitor/container.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 with lib;
 with types;
 {
-  imports = [ ./default.nix ];
+  imports = [
+    ./default.nix
+    ../timezone.nix
+  ];
 
   config = {
     components.monitor.enable = mkDefault true;
diff --git a/components/timezone.nix b/components/timezone.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f8027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/timezone.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  # some system stuff
+  # -----------------
+  time.timeZone = "Europe/Berlin";
+  #time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Pacific/Auckland";
+  #time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Asia/Singapore";
+  #time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Asia/Makassar";
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 366783a..8d9265a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -899,11 +899,11 @@
     },
     "private_assets": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1718795974,
-        "narHash": "sha256-wK4G35I23mDBKmEZ07Xz0+064g/I+vuJ6hkXNguT7lA=",
+        "lastModified": 1721775224,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xVnHE46wYTJmgeviTtgsRyKXJ4LqkaMpk1gRN2b62oQ=",
         "ref": "main",
-        "rev": "77822a68120c56f6fc809a291e7d13173b8f7cea",
-        "revCount": 30,
+        "rev": "785897686dd7937ecc7d09ec9a2bfa7e74b458c5",
+        "revCount": 31,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "ssh://forgejo@git.ingolf-wagner.de/palo/nixos-private-assets.git"
       },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c29571e..c967a6c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
           factsGenerator = clan-fact-generators.lib { inherit pkgs; };
           clanLib = import ./lib/clanlib.nix { inherit (pkgs) lib; machineDir = ./machines; };
           zerotierDeviceName = "ztbn67ogn2";
+          components = ./components;
         };
       };