--- a/control.d/facilities/apache2-mod_php5
+++ b/control.d/facilities/apache2-mod_php5
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ readonly PHP_DOC_ROOT="/var/www/html"
 : ${php_on:?} ${php_off:?}
 
 php_timezone=$(php_get_timezone)
+: ${php_timezone:="UTC"}
 
 for f in `ls -1 "/etc/php/$PHP_MAJOR/$PHP_SAPI/control.d/"`; do
     . "/etc/php/$PHP_MAJOR/$PHP_SAPI/control.d/$f"
--- a/control.d/phpfunctions
+++ b/control.d/phpfunctions
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ php_get_timezone() {
 	ZI_PATH=/usr/share/zoneinfo/
 	ZI_SIZE=$(stat --dereference --format=%s $ZI_FILE)
 
-	for j in 2 1
+	[ -d "ZI_PATH" ] && for j in 2 1
 	do
 		for i in $(find $ZI_PATH -maxdepth $j -mindepth $j -type f -size ${ZI_SIZE}c)
 		do