diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/timezones/database.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/timezones/database.tsx
index 45e13b58..643f760b 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/timezones/database.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/timezones/database.tsx
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ export async function setUserDatabaseTimezone(userId: string, timezone: string |
     await DataStore.set(DATASTORE_KEY, databaseTimezones);
 }
 
-export async function getTimezone(userId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+export async function getTimezone(userId: string, force?: boolean): Promise<string | null> {
     const now = Date.now();
 
     const cached = databaseTimezones[userId];
-    if (cached && now < cached.expires) return cached.value;
+    if (cached && now < cached.expires && !force) return cached.value;
 
     if (!pendingRequests[userId]) {
         pendingRequests[userId] = (async () => {
diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/timezones/index.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/timezones/index.tsx
index 6597ea4a..7fca1b34 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/timezones/index.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/timezones/index.tsx
@@ -201,9 +201,7 @@ const userContextMenuPatch: NavContextMenuPatchCallback = (children, { user }: {
                     showToast("Refreshing timezone...", Toasts.Type.CLOCK);
 
                     try {
-                        const timezone = await getTimezone(user.id);
-                        setUserDatabaseTimezone(user.id, timezone);
-                        timezones[user.id] = timezone;
+                        timezones[user.id] = await getTimezone(user.id, true);
                         showToast("Timezone refreshed successfully!", Toasts.Type.SUCCESS);
                     } catch (error) {
                         console.error("Failed to refresh timezone:", error);