diff --git a/apps/slopeclock/ChangeLog b/apps/slopeclock/ChangeLog
index af766d95d..2eb04a4f0 100644
--- a/apps/slopeclock/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/slopeclock/ChangeLog
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0.01: New App!
 0.02: Reset font to save some memory during remove
+0.03: Added support for locale based time
diff --git a/apps/slopeclock/app.js b/apps/slopeclock/app.js
index 178084fb0..cc3dce630 100644
--- a/apps/slopeclock/app.js
+++ b/apps/slopeclock/app.js
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ let draw = function() {
   x = R.w / 2;
   y = R.y + R.h / 2 - 12; // 12 = room for date
   var date = new Date();
-  var hourStr = date.getHours();
-  var minStr = date.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2,0);
+  var local_time = require("locale").time(date, 1);
+  var hourStr = local_time.split(":")[0].trim().padStart(2,'0');
+  var minStr = local_time.split(":")[1].trim().padStart(2, '0');
   dateStr = require("locale").dow(date, 1).toUpperCase()+ " "+
             require("locale").date(date, 0).toUpperCase();
 
diff --git a/apps/slopeclock/metadata.json b/apps/slopeclock/metadata.json
index 18820b2cc..6ee78350f 100644
--- a/apps/slopeclock/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/slopeclock/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { "id": "slopeclock",
   "name": "Slope Clock",
-  "version":"0.02",
+  "version":"0.03",
   "description": "A clock where hours and minutes are divided by a sloping line. When the minute changes, the numbers slide off the screen",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "screenshots": [{"url":"screenshot.png"}],