diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 50b5e05944..241c7a0e4b 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ def minimal_installation(
 		mkinitcpio: bool = True,
 		hostname: str | None = None,
 		locale_config: LocaleConfiguration | None = LocaleConfiguration.default(),
+		timezone: str | None = None,
 	) -> None:
 		if self._disk_config.lvm_config:
 			lvm = 'lvm2'
@@ -936,10 +937,6 @@ def minimal_installation(
 		if not self._disable_fstrim:
 			self.enable_periodic_trim()
 
-		# TODO: Support locale and timezone
-		# os.remove(f'{self.target}/etc/localtime')
-		# sys_command(f'arch-chroot {self.target} ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/{localtime} /etc/localtime')
-		# sys_command('arch-chroot /mnt hwclock --hctosys --localtime')
 		if hostname:
 			self.set_hostname(hostname)
 
@@ -947,8 +944,15 @@ def minimal_installation(
 			self.set_locale(locale_config)
 			self.set_keyboard_language(locale_config.kb_layout)
 
-		# TODO: Use python functions for this
-		self.arch_chroot('chmod 700 /root')
+		if timezone:
+			if not self.set_timezone(timezone):
+				warn(f'Failed to set timezone: {timezone}')
+
+		root_dir = self.target / 'root'
+		if root_dir.exists():
+			root_dir.chmod(0o700)
+		else:
+			debug(f'Root directory not found at {root_dir}, skipping chmod')
 
 		if mkinitcpio and not self.mkinitcpio(['-P']):
 			error('Error generating initramfs (continuing anyway)')
diff --git a/archinstall/scripts/guided.py b/archinstall/scripts/guided.py
index b9b73c01ec..091eb56a65 100644
--- a/archinstall/scripts/guided.py
+++ b/archinstall/scripts/guided.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ def perform_installation(
 			mkinitcpio=run_mkinitcpio,
 			hostname=arch_config_handler.config.hostname,
 			locale_config=locale_config,
+			timezone=config.timezone,
 		)
 
 		if mirror_config := config.mirror_config:
@@ -132,9 +133,6 @@ def perform_installation(
 		if config.packages and config.packages[0] != '':
 			installation.add_additional_packages(config.packages)
 
-		if timezone := config.timezone:
-			installation.set_timezone(timezone)
-
 		if config.ntp:
 			installation.activate_time_synchronization()