diff --git a/cmd/screen-server/main.go b/cmd/screen-server/main.go
index c753a78..afddc5e 100644
--- a/cmd/screen-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/screen-server/main.go
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ func runOneScreen(
 		openbox := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "openbox")
 		openbox.SysProcAttr = runAsUserAndGroup
 		openbox.Env = append(
-			openbox.Env,
-			"HOME="+screen.Homedir(),
+			os.Environ(), // make sure possible TZ gets passed
+			"HOME="+screen.Homedir(), // override HOME=/root
 			"DISPLAY="+screen.XScreenNumberWithColon(),
 			"USER="+screen.Username())
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1a9d99a..50d5cdb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/xattr v0.4.4 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201101102859-da207088b7d1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 84b4752..d02f958 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190801041406-cbf593c0f2f3/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200121082415-34d275377bf9/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201101102859-da207088b7d1 h1:a/mKvvZr9Jcc8oKfcmgzyp7OwF73JPWsQLvH1z2Kxck=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201101102859-da207088b7d1/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 h1:kunALQeHf1/185U1i0GOB/fy1IPRDDpuoOOqRReG57U=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=