diff --git a/character_display.py b/character_display.py
index e7cc9ac..ad51236 100644
--- a/character_display.py
+++ b/character_display.py
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ class CharacterDisplay:
         self.maxX = maxX
 
         self.digits = {
-            0: self.displayZero,
-            1: self.displayOne,
-            2: self.displayTwo,
-            3: self.displayThree,
-            4: self.displayFour,
-            5: self.displayFive,
-            6: self.displaySix,
-            7: self.displaySeven,
-            8: self.displayEight,
-            9: self.displayNine,
             '0': self.displayZero,
             '1': self.displayOne,
             '2': self.displayTwo,
@@ -66,7 +56,7 @@ class CharacterDisplay:
 
         self.unicorn.show()
 
-    def displayTimeDots(self, x, y, color):
+    def displayTimeDots(self, x, y, color,):
         self.setPixel(x, y, colors.BLACK)
         self.setPixel(x, y-1, color)
         self.setPixel(x, y-2, colors.BLACK)
@@ -85,6 +75,7 @@ class CharacterDisplay:
         self.setPixel(x, y-4, colors.BLACK)
         self.setPixel(x+1, y-3, colors.BLACK)
         self.setPixel(x+1, y-4, colors.BLACK)
+        self.unicorn.show()
 
     def displayZero(self, x, y, color):
         self.fullLine(x, y, color)
diff --git a/time_display.py b/time_display.py
index ad83690..c0c4d53 100644
--- a/time_display.py
+++ b/time_display.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TimeDisplay:
         if hour[0] != self.currentHour[0]:
             self.currentHour[0] = hour[0]
 
-            if hour[0] == 0:
+            if hour[0] == '0':
                 self.hideDigit(self.hourStartColumn)
             else:
                 self.showDigit(self.hourStartColumn, hour[0])
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ class TimeDisplay:
     def getTimeDigits(self, format):
         digits = datetime.now().strftime(format).strip().rjust(2, '0')
 
-        return [int(x) for x in digits]
+        return list(digits)
diff --git a/weather_display.py b/weather_display.py
index 3123b09..5e93b58 100644
--- a/weather_display.py
+++ b/weather_display.py
@@ -9,39 +9,51 @@ class WeatherDisplay:
         self.characterDisplay = characterDisplay
         self.topRow = topRow
         self.currentTemperature = [9, 9]
-        self.currentColor = colors.BLACK
         self.color = colors.BLUE
 
         config = ConfigParser()
         config.read(configFile)
 
-        self.host = config['weather'].get('host')
-        self.user = config['weather'].get('user')
-        self.password = config['weather'].get('pass')
-        self.lat = config['weather'].get('lat')
-        self.lon = config['weather'].get('lon')
+        host = config['weather'].get('host')
+        user = config['weather'].get('user')
+        password = config['weather'].get('pass')
+        lat = config['weather'].get('lat')
+        lon = config['weather'].get('lon')
 
-        print(self.host)
+        self.uri = f'https://{host}/api/weather?lat={lat}&lon={lon}&units=metric'
+        self.auth = (user, password)
 
     def showWeather(self):
-        self.characterDisplay.clearRow(self.topRow)
-        self.showTemperature(
-            self.getTemperatureCharacters(self.getTemperature()))
+        try:
+            self.showTemperature(
+                self.getTemperatureCharacters(self.getTemperature()))
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            print("connection error", flush=True)
+            self.characterDisplay.clearRow(self.topRow)
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+            print("timeout", flush=True)
+            self.characterDisplay.clearRow(self.topRow)
 
     def showTemperature(self, temperature):
-        start = 13 if ( len(temperature) == 2 and temperature[0] == '-') or len(temperature) == 1 else 9
+        if temperature != self.currentTemperature:
+            self.characterDisplay.clearRow(self.topRow)
 
-        for c in temperature:
-            if c == '-':
-                self.characterDisplay.displayNegative(
-                    start-3, self.topRow, self.color)
-            else:
-                self.characterDisplay.displayDigit(
-                    start, self.topRow, c, self.color)
-                start = start + 4
+            start = 13 if (
+                len(temperature) == 2 and temperature[0] == '-') or len(temperature) == 1 else 9
+
+            for c in temperature:
+                if c == '-':
+                    self.characterDisplay.displayNegative(
+                        start-3, self.topRow, self.color)
+                else:
+                    self.characterDisplay.displayDigit(
+                        start, self.topRow, c, self.color)
+                    start = start + 4
+
+            self.currentTemperature = temperature
 
     def getTemperature(self):
-        return list(filter(lambda t: t["timestep"] == 'current', requests.get(f'https://{self.host}/api/weather?lat={self.lat}&lon={self.lon}&units=metric', auth=(self.user, self.password)).json()["tomorrow"]["data"]['timelines']))[0]["intervals"][0]["values"]["temperature"]
+        return list(filter(lambda t: t["timestep"] == 'current', requests.get(self.uri, auth=self.auth, timeout=2).json()["tomorrow"]["data"]['timelines']))[0]["intervals"][0]["values"]["temperature"]
 
     def getTemperatureCharacters(self, temperature):
         return list(str(round(temperature)))