1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/engine-eds.cpp b/src/engine-eds.cpp
index 9a54b74..746b9af 100644
--- a/src/engine-eds.cpp
+++ b/src/engine-eds.cpp
@@ -740,12 +740,18 @@ private:
         if (in.tzid != nullptr)
         {
             const char * tzid {};
-            icaltimezone * itz {}; // owned by client
+            icaltimezone * itz {};
 
-            if (e_cal_client_get_timezone_sync(client, in.tzid, &itz, cancellable.get(), nullptr))
-            {
+            itz = icaltimezone_get_builtin_timezone_from_tzid(in.tzid); // usually works
+
+            if (itz == nullptr) // fallback
+                itz = icaltimezone_get_builtin_timezone(in.tzid);
+
+            if (itz == nullptr) // ok, I give up... make a round trip on the bus to ask EDS to look it up in VTIMEZONES
+                e_cal_client_get_timezone_sync(client, in.tzid, &itz, cancellable.get(), nullptr);
+
+            if (itz != nullptr)
                 tzid = icaltimezone_get_location(itz);
-            }
 
             gtz = g_time_zone_new(tzid);
             g_debug("%s eccdt.tzid -> offset is %d", G_STRLOC, in.tzid, (int)g_time_zone_get_offset(gtz,0));