diff --git a/roles/configuration/tasks/locales.yml b/roles/configuration/tasks/locales.yml
index fb43440..f1f4245 100644
--- a/roles/configuration/tasks/locales.yml
+++ b/roles/configuration/tasks/locales.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 ---
+- name: Reload systemd in installer environment
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
+
 - name: Set local timezone
-  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ item }}"
-  loop:
-    - systemctl daemon-reload
-    - arch-chroot /mnt ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Vienna /etc/localtime
-  register: configuration_timezone_result
-  changed_when: configuration_timezone_result.rc == 0
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Vienna
+    dest: /mnt/etc/localtime
+    state: link
+    force: true
 
 - name: Setup locales
   block: