diff --git a/modules/clocks/clock.go b/modules/clocks/clock.go
index f2a16f71..38ec9eb9 100644
--- a/modules/clocks/clock.go
+++ b/modules/clocks/clock.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package clocks
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ func NewClock(label string, timeLoc *time.Location) Clock {
 	return clock
 }
 
+func BuildClock(label string, location string) (clock Clock, err error) {
+	timeLoc, err := time.LoadLocation(sanitizeLocation(location))
+	if err != nil {
+		return Clock{}, err
+	}
+	return NewClock(label, timeLoc), nil
+}
+
 func (clock *Clock) Date(dateFormat string) string {
 	return clock.LocalTime().Format(dateFormat)
 }
@@ -33,3 +42,7 @@ func (clock *Clock) ToLocal(t time.Time) time.Time {
 func (clock *Clock) Time(timeFormat string) string {
 	return clock.LocalTime().Format(timeFormat)
 }
+
+func sanitizeLocation(locStr string) string {
+	return strings.Replace(locStr, " ", "_", -1)
+}
diff --git a/modules/clocks/clock_collection.go b/modules/clocks/clock_collection.go
index 754a3f4c..471c0b9a 100644
--- a/modules/clocks/clock_collection.go
+++ b/modules/clocks/clock_collection.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ type ClockCollection struct {
 }
 
 func (clocks *ClockCollection) Sorted(sortOrder string) []Clock {
-	if sortOrder == "chronological" {
+	if sortOrder == "natural" {
+		//no-op
+	} else if sortOrder == "chronological" {
 		clocks.SortedChronologically()
 	} else {
 		clocks.SortedAlphabetically()
diff --git a/modules/clocks/settings.go b/modules/clocks/settings.go
index 4106dcaf..28c0068f 100644
--- a/modules/clocks/settings.go
+++ b/modules/clocks/settings.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ const (
 type Settings struct {
 	common *cfg.Common
 
-	dateFormat string                 `help:"The format of the date string for all clocks." values:"Any valid Go date layout which is handled by Time.Format. Defaults to Jan 2."`
-	timeFormat string                 `help:"The format of the time string for all clocks." values:"Any valid Go time layout which is handled by Time.Format. Defaults to 15:04 MST."`
-	locations  map[string]interface{} `help:"Defines the timezones for the world clocks that you want to display. key is a unique label that will be displayed in the UI. value is a timezone name." values:"Any TZ database timezone."`
-	sort       string                 `help:"Defines the display order of the clocks in the widget." values:"'alphabetical' or 'chronological'. 'alphabetical' will sort in acending order by key, 'chronological' will sort in ascending order by date/time."`
+	dateFormat string  `help:"The format of the date string for all clocks." values:"Any valid Go date layout which is handled by Time.Format. Defaults to Jan 2."`
+	timeFormat string  `help:"The format of the time string for all clocks." values:"Any valid Go time layout which is handled by Time.Format. Defaults to 15:04 MST."`
+	locations  []Clock `help:"Defines the timezones for the world clocks that you want to display. key is a unique label that will be displayed in the UI. value is a timezone name." values:"Any TZ database timezone."`
+	sort       string  `help:"Defines the display order of the clocks in the widget." values:"'alphabetical', 'chronological', or 'natural. 'alphabetical' will sort in acending order by key, 'chronological' will sort in ascending order by date/time, 'natural' will keep ordering as per the config."`
 }
 
 // NewSettingsFromYAML creates a new settings instance from a YAML config block
@@ -28,9 +28,40 @@ func NewSettingsFromYAML(name string, ymlConfig *config.Config, globalConfig *co
 
 		dateFormat: ymlConfig.UString("dateFormat", utils.SimpleDateFormat),
 		timeFormat: ymlConfig.UString("timeFormat", utils.SimpleTimeFormat),
-		locations:  ymlConfig.UMap("locations"),
+		locations:  buildLocations(ymlConfig),
 		sort:       ymlConfig.UString("sort"),
 	}
 
 	return &settings
 }
+
+func buildLocations(ymlConfig *config.Config) []Clock {
+	clocks := []Clock{}
+	locations, err := ymlConfig.Map("locations")
+	if err == nil {
+		for k, v := range locations {
+			name := k
+			zone := v.(string)
+			clock, err := BuildClock(name, zone)
+			if err == nil {
+				clocks = append(clocks, clock)
+			}
+		}
+		return clocks
+	}
+
+	listLocations := ymlConfig.UList("locations")
+	for _, location := range listLocations {
+		if location, ok := location.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			for k, v := range location {
+				name := k
+				zone := v.(string)
+				clock, err := BuildClock(name, zone)
+				if err == nil {
+					clocks = append(clocks, clock)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return clocks
+}
diff --git a/modules/clocks/widget.go b/modules/clocks/widget.go
index 5fd10f54..24c317b2 100644
--- a/modules/clocks/widget.go
+++ b/modules/clocks/widget.go
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package clocks
 
 import (
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 	"github.com/wtfutil/wtf/view"
 )
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, settings *Settings) *Widget {
 		timeFormat: settings.timeFormat,
 	}
 
-	widget.clockColl = widget.buildClockCollection(settings.locations)
+	widget.clockColl = widget.buildClockCollection()
 
 	return &widget
 }
@@ -45,21 +42,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
 
-func (widget *Widget) buildClockCollection(locData map[string]interface{}) ClockCollection {
+func (widget *Widget) buildClockCollection() ClockCollection {
 	clockColl := ClockCollection{}
 
-	for label, locStr := range locData {
-		timeLoc, err := time.LoadLocation(widget.sanitizeLocation(locStr.(string)))
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		clockColl.Clocks = append(clockColl.Clocks, NewClock(label, timeLoc))
-	}
+	clockColl.Clocks = widget.settings.locations
 
 	return clockColl
 }
-
-func (widget *Widget) sanitizeLocation(locStr string) string {
-	return strings.Replace(locStr, " ", "_", -1)
-}