diff --git a/hassio/bootstrap.py b/hassio/bootstrap.py
index 1d661f752..9773d04d8 100644
--- a/hassio/bootstrap.py
+++ b/hassio/bootstrap.py
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ def initialize_system_data(coresys):
     config = coresys.config
 
     # homeassistant config folder
-    if not config.path_config.is_dir():
+    if not config.path_homeassistant.is_dir():
         _LOGGER.info(
-            "Create Home-Assistant config folder %s", config.path_config)
-        config.path_config.mkdir()
+            "Create Home-Assistant config folder %s",
+            config.path_homeassistant)
+        config.path_homeassistant.mkdir()
 
     # hassio ssl folder
     if not config.path_ssl.is_dir():
diff --git a/hassio/config.py b/hassio/config.py
index 6f1aafd5a..c4198352d 100644
--- a/hassio/config.py
+++ b/hassio/config.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
 
+import pytz
+
 from .const import (
     FILE_HASSIO_CONFIG, HASSIO_DATA, ATTR_TIMEZONE, ATTR_ADDONS_CUSTOM_LIST,
     ATTR_LAST_BOOT, ATTR_WAIT_BOOT)
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ APPARMOR_DATA = PurePath("apparmor")
 
 DEFAULT_BOOT_TIME = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0).isoformat()
 
+RE_TIMEZONE = re.compile(r"time_zone: (?P<timezone>[\w/\-+]+)")
+
 
 class CoreConfig(JsonConfig):
     """Hold all core config data."""
@@ -40,7 +45,21 @@ class CoreConfig(JsonConfig):
     @property
     def timezone(self):
         """Return system timezone."""
-        return self._data[ATTR_TIMEZONE]
+        config_file = Path(self.path_homeassistant, 'configuration.yaml')
+        try:
+            assert config_file.exists()
+            configuration = config_file.read_text()
+
+            data = RE_TIMEZONE.search(configuration)
+            assert data
+
+            timezone = data.group('timezone')
+            pytz.timezone(timezone)
+        except (pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError, OSError, AssertionError):
+            _LOGGER.debug("Can't parse HomeAssistant timezone")
+            return self._data[ATTR_TIMEZONE]
+
+        return timezone
 
     @timezone.setter
     def timezone(self, value):
@@ -83,12 +102,12 @@ class CoreConfig(JsonConfig):
         return PurePath(os.environ['SUPERVISOR_SHARE'])
 
     @property
-    def path_extern_config(self):
+    def path_extern_homeassistant(self):
         """Return config path extern for docker."""
         return str(PurePath(self.path_extern_hassio, HOMEASSISTANT_CONFIG))
 
     @property
-    def path_config(self):
+    def path_homeassistant(self):
         """Return config path inside supervisor."""
         return Path(HASSIO_DATA, HOMEASSISTANT_CONFIG)
 
diff --git a/hassio/coresys.py b/hassio/coresys.py
index af00041d9..5e27edd36 100644
--- a/hassio/coresys.py
+++ b/hassio/coresys.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class CoreSys:
         """Return True if we run dev modus."""
         return self._updater.channel == CHANNEL_DEV
 
+    @property
+    def timezone(self):
+        """Return timezone."""
+        return self._config.timezone
+
     @property
     def loop(self):
         """Return loop object."""
diff --git a/hassio/docker/addon.py b/hassio/docker/addon.py
index 1b858dbbe..260a4e9ca 100644
--- a/hassio/docker/addon.py
+++ b/hassio/docker/addon.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class DockerAddon(DockerInterface):
 
         return {
             **addon_env,
-            ENV_TIME: self.sys_config.timezone,
+            ENV_TIME: self.sys_timezone,
             ENV_TOKEN: self.addon.uuid,
         }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class DockerAddon(DockerInterface):
         # setup config mappings
         if MAP_CONFIG in addon_mapping:
             volumes.update({
-                str(self.sys_config.path_extern_config): {
+                str(self.sys_config.path_extern_homeassistant): {
                     'bind': "/config", 'mode': addon_mapping[MAP_CONFIG]
                 }})
 
diff --git a/hassio/docker/homeassistant.py b/hassio/docker/homeassistant.py
index 4a85a3493..ea54f00cf 100644
--- a/hassio/docker/homeassistant.py
+++ b/hassio/docker/homeassistant.py
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ class DockerHomeAssistant(DockerInterface):
             network_mode='host',
             environment={
                 'HASSIO': self.sys_docker.network.supervisor,
-                ENV_TIME: self.sys_config.timezone,
+                ENV_TIME: self.sys_timezone,
                 ENV_TOKEN: self.sys_homeassistant.uuid,
             },
             volumes={
-                str(self.sys_config.path_extern_config):
+                str(self.sys_config.path_extern_homeassistant):
                     {'bind': '/config', 'mode': 'rw'},
                 str(self.sys_config.path_extern_ssl):
                     {'bind': '/ssl', 'mode': 'ro'},
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ class DockerHomeAssistant(DockerInterface):
             stdout=True,
             stderr=True,
             environment={
-                ENV_TIME: self.sys_config.timezone,
+                ENV_TIME: self.sys_timezone,
             },
             volumes={
-                str(self.sys_config.path_extern_config):
+                str(self.sys_config.path_extern_homeassistant):
                     {'bind': '/config', 'mode': 'rw'},
                 str(self.sys_config.path_extern_ssl):
                     {'bind': '/ssl', 'mode': 'ro'},
diff --git a/hassio/utils/dt.py b/hassio/utils/dt.py
index c5ff11316..5a3a1825d 100644
--- a/hassio/utils/dt.py
+++ b/hassio/utils/dt.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ UTC = pytz.utc
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-FREEGEOIP_URL = "https://freegeoip.net/json/"
 
 # Copyright (c) Django Software Foundation and individual contributors.
 # All rights reserved.