diff --git a/src/easy/entity.cpp b/src/easy/entity.cpp
index db809f3..bee9bd9 100644
--- a/src/easy/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/easy/entity.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <ctime>
 #include <iomanip>  // get_time
 #include <sstream>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <ctime>
 #include <regex>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "easy/entity.hpp"
@@ -233,9 +233,10 @@ const Easy::time Easy::Entity::get_time(const string &key) const
     if (node.isString())
     {
         std::stringstream sstime(node.asString());
-        struct std::tm tm;
+        struct std::tm tm = {};
+        tm.tm_isdst = -1;       // Detect daylight saving time.
         sstime >> std::get_time(&tm, "%Y-%m-%dT%T");
-        std::time_t time = timegm(&tm);
+        std::time_t time = timegm(&tm); // Assume time is UTC.
         _was_set = true;
         return { system_clock::from_time_t(time) };
     }
diff --git a/src/easy/types_easy.cpp b/src/easy/types_easy.cpp
index 2da051c..835d883 100644
--- a/src/easy/types_easy.cpp
+++ b/src/easy/types_easy.cpp
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ const string Easy::time::strtime(const string &format, const bool &local) const
 {
     constexpr std::uint16_t bufsize = 1024;
     std::time_t time = system_clock::to_time_t(timepoint);
-    std::tm *timeinfo;
+    std::tm *tm;
     if (local)
     {
-        timeinfo = std::localtime(&time);
+        tm = std::localtime(&time);
     }
     else
     {
-        timeinfo = std::gmtime(&time);
+        tm = std::gmtime(&time);
     }
 
     char buffer[bufsize];
-    std::strftime(buffer, bufsize, format.c_str(), timeinfo);
+    std::strftime(buffer, bufsize, format.c_str(), tm);
 
     return static_cast<const string>(buffer);
 }