diff --git a/src/Application.vala b/src/Application.vala
index 323efdc661..dd20a81ff6 100644
--- a/src/Application.vala
+++ b/src/Application.vala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 public class Tasks.Application : Gtk.Application {
     public static GLib.Settings settings;
+    public static GLib.Settings h24_settings;
     public static Tasks.TaskModel model;
 
     public Application () {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class Tasks.Application : Gtk.Application {
 
     static construct {
         settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.tasks");
+        h24_settings = new GLib.Settings ("org.gnome.desktop.interface");
         model = new Tasks.TaskModel ();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/ScheduledTaskListGrid.vala b/src/Widgets/ScheduledTaskListGrid.vala
index d591bcbdcf..ce1e350299 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/ScheduledTaskListGrid.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/ScheduledTaskListGrid.vala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 public class Tasks.Widgets.ScheduledTaskListGrid : Gtk.Grid {
     private Gee.Collection<ECal.ClientView> views;
+    private string h24_clock_format;
 
     /*
      * We need to pass a valid S-expression as query to guarantee the callback events are fired.
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.ScheduledTaskListGrid : Gtk.Grid {
     construct {
         views = new Gee.ArrayList<ECal.ClientView> ((Gee.EqualDataFunc<ECal.ClientView>?) direct_equal);
 
+        h24_clock_format = Application.h24_settings.get_string ("clock-format");
+
         scheduled_title = new Gtk.Label (_("Scheduled")) {
             ellipsize = Pango.EllipsizeMode.END,
             margin_start = 24,
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.ScheduledTaskListGrid : Gtk.Grid {
 
     private void on_tasks_added (Gee.Collection<ECal.Component> tasks, E.Source source) {
         tasks.foreach ((task) => {
-            var task_row = new Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow.for_component (task, source, true);
+            var task_row = new Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow.for_component (task, source, h24_clock_format, true);
             task_row.unselect.connect (on_row_unselect);
 
             task_row.task_completed.connect ((task) => {
diff --git a/src/Widgets/TaskListGrid.vala b/src/Widgets/TaskListGrid.vala
index 67c3a7e74a..4ca4a4cccb 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/TaskListGrid.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/TaskListGrid.vala
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.TaskListGrid : Gtk.Grid {
     private Gtk.ListBox add_task_list;
     private Gtk.ListBox task_list;
     private bool is_gtasks;
+    private string h24_clock_format;
 
     public TaskListGrid (E.Source source) {
         Object (source: source);
     }
 
     construct {
+        h24_clock_format = Application.h24_settings.get_string ("clock-format");
+
         try {
             view = Tasks.Application.model.create_task_list_view (
                 source,
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.TaskListGrid : Gtk.Grid {
         };
         add_task_list.get_style_context ().add_class (Gtk.STYLE_CLASS_BACKGROUND);
 
-        var add_task_row = new Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow.for_source (source);
+        var add_task_row = new Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow.for_source (source, h24_clock_format);
         add_task_row.unselect.connect (on_row_unselect);
 
         add_task_row.task_changed.connect ((task) => {
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.TaskListGrid : Gtk.Grid {
 
     private void on_tasks_added (Gee.Collection<ECal.Component> tasks, E.Source source) {
         tasks.foreach ((task) => {
-            var task_row = new Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow.for_component (task, source, false);
+            var task_row = new Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow.for_component (task, source, h24_clock_format, false);
             task_row.unselect.connect (on_row_unselect);
 
             task_row.task_completed.connect ((task) => {
diff --git a/src/Widgets/TaskRow.vala b/src/Widgets/TaskRow.vala
index 3114470cd3..d2f83811c7 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/TaskRow.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/TaskRow.vala
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
     public bool completed { get; private set; }
     public E.Source source { get; construct; }
     public ECal.Component task { get; construct set; }
+    public string h24_clock_format { get; construct; }
     public bool is_scheduled_view { get; construct; }
 
     private bool created;
@@ -52,19 +53,19 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
 
     private static Gtk.CssProvider taskrow_provider;
 
-    private TaskRow (ECal.Component task, E.Source source) {
-        Object (task: task, source: source);
+    private TaskRow (ECal.Component task, E.Source source, string h24_clock_format) {
+        Object (task: task, source: source, h24_clock_format: h24_clock_format);
     }
 
-    public TaskRow.for_source (E.Source source) {
+    public TaskRow.for_source (E.Source source, string h24_clock_format) {
         var task = new ECal.Component ();
         task.set_new_vtype (ECal.ComponentVType.TODO);
 
         Object (task: task, source: source);
     }
 
-    public TaskRow.for_component (ECal.Component task, E.Source source, bool is_scheduled_view = false) {
-        Object (source: source, task: task, is_scheduled_view: is_scheduled_view);
+    public TaskRow.for_component (ECal.Component task, E.Source source, string h24_clock_format, bool is_scheduled_view = false) {
+        Object (source: source, task: task, h24_clock_format: h24_clock_format, is_scheduled_view: is_scheduled_view);
     }
 
     static construct {
@@ -135,18 +136,15 @@ public class Tasks.Widgets.TaskRow : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
                     return _("%s").printf (Tasks.Util.get_relative_date (value));
                 }
             } else {
-                var h24_settings = new GLib.Settings ("org.gnome.desktop.interface");
-                var format = h24_settings.get_string ("clock-format");
-
                 if (is_scheduled_view) {
                     return _("%s").printf (
-                        value.format (Granite.DateTime.get_default_time_format (format.contains ("12h")))
+                        value.format (Granite.DateTime.get_default_time_format (h24_clock_format.contains ("12h")))
                     );
                 } else {
                     ///TRANSLATORS: Represents due date and time of a task, e.g. "Tomorrow at 9:00 AM"
                     return _("%s at %s").printf (
                         Tasks.Util.get_relative_date (value),
-                        value.format (Granite.DateTime.get_default_time_format (format.contains ("12h")))
+                        value.format (Granite.DateTime.get_default_time_format (h24_clock_format.contains ("12h")))
                     );
                 }
             }