diff --git a/bumblebee/input.py b/bumblebee/input.py
index cbc4150..710589e 100644
--- a/bumblebee/input.py
+++ b/bumblebee/input.py
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ def is_terminated():
 
 def read_input(inp):
     """Read i3bar input and execute callbacks"""
-    epoll = select.poll()
-    epoll.register(sys.stdin.fileno())
+    poll = select.poll()
+    poll.register(sys.stdin.fileno(), select.POLLIN)
     log.debug("starting click event processing")
     while inp.running:
         if is_terminated():
             return
 
         try:
-            events = epoll.poll(1)
+            events = poll.poll(1000)
         except Exception:
             continue
         for fileno, event in events:
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def read_input(inp):
             except ValueError as e:
                 log.debug("failed to parse event: {}".format(e))
     log.debug("exiting click event processing")
-    epoll.unregister(sys.stdin.fileno())
-    epoll.close()
+    poll.unregister(sys.stdin.fileno())
+    poll.close()
     inp.has_event = True
     inp.clean_exit = True
 
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/datetimetz.py b/bumblebee/modules/datetimetz.py
index e546ace..e298249 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/datetimetz.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/datetimetz.py
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ Parameters:
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import datetime
 import locale
-import pytz
-import tzlocal
+try:
+    import pytz
+    import tzlocal
+except:
+    pass
 import bumblebee.input
 import bumblebee.output
 import bumblebee.engine
@@ -40,7 +43,10 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         engine.input.register_callback(self, button=bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE, cmd=self.next_tz)
         engine.input.register_callback(self, button=bumblebee.input.RIGHT_MOUSE, cmd=self.prev_tz)
         self._fmt = self.parameter("format", default_format(self.name))
-        self._timezones = self.parameter("timezone", tzlocal.get_localzone().zone).split(",")
+        try:
+            self._timezones = self.parameter("timezone", tzlocal.get_localzone().zone).split(",")
+        except:
+            self._timezones = ""
         self._current_tz = 0
 
         l = locale.getdefaultlocale()
@@ -54,10 +60,13 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
 
     def get_time(self, widget):
         try:
-            tz = pytz.timezone(self._timezones[self._current_tz].strip())
-            retval = datetime.datetime.now(tz=tzlocal.get_localzone()).astimezone(tz).strftime(self._fmt)
-        except pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError:
-            retval = "[Unknown timezone: {}]".format(self._timezones[self._current_tz].strip())
+            try:
+                tz = pytz.timezone(self._timezones[self._current_tz].strip())
+                retval = datetime.datetime.now(tz=tzlocal.get_localzone()).astimezone(tz).strftime(self._fmt)
+            except pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError:
+                retval = "[Unknown timezone: {}]".format(self._timezones[self._current_tz].strip())
+        except:
+            retval = "[n/a]"
 
         enc = locale.getpreferredencoding()
         if hasattr(retval, "decode"):
diff --git a/tests/mocks.py b/tests/mocks.py
index f5be753..38f1583 100644
--- a/tests/mocks.py
+++ b/tests/mocks.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def rand(cnt):
     return "".join(random.choice("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789") for i in range(cnt))
 
 def setup_test(test, Module):
-    test._stdin, test._select, test.stdin, test.select = epoll_mock("bumblebee.input")
+    test._stdin, test._select, test.stdin, test.select = poll_mock("bumblebee.input")
 
     test.popen = MockPopen()
 
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ def teardown_test(test):
     test._select.stop()
     test.popen.cleanup()
 
-def epoll_mock(module=""):
+def poll_mock(module=""):
     if len(module) > 0: module = "{}.".format(module)
 
     stdin = mock.patch("{}sys.stdin".format(module))
     select = mock.patch("{}select".format(module))
-    epoll = mock.Mock()
+    poll = mock.Mock()
 
     stdin_mock = stdin.start()
     select_mock = select.start()
 
     stdin_mock.fileno.return_value = 1
-    select_mock.epoll.return_value = epoll
-    epoll.poll.return_value = [(stdin_mock.fileno.return_value, 100)]
+    select_mock.poll.return_value = poll
+    poll.poll.return_value = [(stdin_mock.fileno.return_value, 100)]
 
     return stdin, select, stdin_mock, select_mock
 
diff --git a/tests/test_i3barinput.py b/tests/test_i3barinput.py
index 6852f97..23ac566 100644
--- a/tests/test_i3barinput.py
+++ b/tests/test_i3barinput.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ class TestI3BarInput(unittest.TestCase):
         self.popen = mocks.MockPopen()
 
         self.stdin.fileno.return_value = 1
-        epoll = mock.Mock()
-        self.select.epoll.return_value = epoll
+        poll = mock.Mock()
+        self.select.poll.return_value = poll
 
-        epoll.poll.return_value = [(self.stdin.fileno.return_value, 2)]
+        poll.poll.return_value = [(self.stdin.fileno.return_value, 2)]
 
         self.anyModule = mock.Mock()
         self.anyModule.id = mocks.rand(10)