diff --git a/themes/powerarrow/binclock.lua b/themes/powerarrow/binclock.lua
index 9d144dc..ef620af 100644
--- a/themes/powerarrow/binclock.lua
+++ b/themes/powerarrow/binclock.lua
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
                                                   
 --]]
 
-local gears    = require("gears")
-local wibox    = require("wibox")
-local date     = os.date
-local ipairs   = ipairs
-local math     = math
-local select   = select
-local string   = string
+local gears  = require("gears")
+local wibox  = require("wibox")
+local date   = os.date
+local ipairs = ipairs
+local math   = math
+local select = select
+local string = string
 
 local binclock = {}
 
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ local function factory(args)
         layout = wibox.widget.base.make_widget
     }
 
-    binclock.timer = gears.timer { timeout = binclock.show_seconds and 1 or 60 }
-
-    binclock.timer:connect_signal("timeout", function()
-        binclock.widget:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
-    end)
-
-    binclock.timer:start()
+    binclock.timer = gears.timer {
+        autostart  = true,
+        timeout    = binclock.show_seconds and 1 or 60,
+        callback   = function()
+            binclock.widget:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
+        end
+    }
 
     return binclock
 end
diff --git a/themes/vertex/theme.lua b/themes/vertex/theme.lua
index 5746bcd..0000c51 100644
--- a/themes/vertex/theme.lua
+++ b/themes/vertex/theme.lua
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
                            
 --]]
 
-local gears        = require("gears")
-local lain         = require("lain")
-local awful        = require("awful")
-local wibox        = require("wibox")
+local gears = require("gears")
+local lain  = require("lain")
+local awful = require("awful")
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+
 local math, string, tag, tonumber, type, os = math, string, tag, tonumber, type, os
 
 local theme                                     = {}