diff --git a/modules/core/kernel.py b/modules/core/kernel.py
index 99fc436..3e0dbf7 100644
--- a/modules/core/kernel.py
+++ b/modules/core/kernel.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import core.widget
 
 class Module(core.module.Module):
     def __init__(self, config=None):
-        super().__init__(config, core.widget.Widget(platform.release()))
+        super().__init__(config, core.widget.Widget(self.full_text))
+
+    def full_text(self, widgets):
+        return platform.release()
 
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diff --git a/tests/modules/test_kernel.py b/tests/modules/test_kernel.py
index db9d37d..eeeb73d 100644
--- a/tests/modules/test_kernel.py
+++ b/tests/modules/test_kernel.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import modules.core.kernel
 class kernel(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.someKernel = 'this-is-my-kernel'
-        with unittest.mock.patch('modules.core.kernel.platform') as platform:
-            platform.release.return_value = self.someKernel
-            self.module = modules.core.kernel.Module()
+        self.module = modules.core.kernel.Module()
 
     def test_full_text(self):
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.module.widgets()))
-        self.assertEqual(self.someKernel, self.module.widget().full_text())
+        with unittest.mock.patch('modules.core.kernel.platform') as platform:
+            platform.release.return_value = self.someKernel
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(self.module.widgets()))
+            self.assertEqual(self.someKernel, self.module.widget().full_text())
 
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