diff --git a/apps/mtnclock/app.js b/apps/mtnclock/app.js
index f61c7fd4e..4cc42dde9 100644
--- a/apps/mtnclock/app.js
+++ b/apps/mtnclock/app.js
@@ -329,36 +329,20 @@ function readWeather() {
   var weatherJson = require("Storage").readJSON('weather.json', 1);
   // save updated weather data if available and it has been an hour since last updated
   if (weatherJson && weatherJson.weather && weatherJson.weather.time && (data.time === undefined || (data.time + 3600000) < weatherJson.weather.time)) {
-    const newSettings = {
-      time: weatherJson.weather.time,
-      temp: weatherJson.weather.temp,
-      code: weatherJson.weather.code
-    };
-    require("Storage").writeJSON(
-      'mtnclock.json', 
-      Object.assign(
-	require("Storage").readJSON('mtnclock.json', 1),
-	newSettings
-      )
-    );
+    data.time = weatherJson.weather.time;
+    data.temp = weatherJson.weather.temp;
+    data.code = weatherJson.weather.code;
+    require("Storage").writeJSON('mtnclock.json', data);
   }
 }
 
 const _GB = global.GB;
 global.GB = (event) => {
   if (event.t==="weather") {
-    const newSettings = {
-      temp: event.temp,
-      code: event.code,
-      time: Date.now()
-    };
-    require("Storage").writeJSON(
-      'mtnclock.json', 
-      Object.assign(
-	require("Storage").readJSON('mtnclock.json', 1),
-	newSettings
-      )
-    );
+    data.temp = event.temp;
+    data.code = event.code;
+    data.time = Date.now();
+    require("Storage").writeJSON('mtnclock.json', data);
     setWeather();
   }
   if (_GB) setTimeout(_GB, 0, event);