diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/TimeZoneConverter.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/TimeZoneConverter.cs
index 876d51f718..72852192fb 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/TimeZoneConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/TimeZoneConverter.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Helpers
             }
 
             var timeZone = (TimeZone)value;
-            return string.Format("{0}  {1}   {2}", timeZone.UtcDifference, timeZone.Location, timeZone.Abbreviation);
+            return timeZone.ToString();
         }
 
         public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Models/TimeZone.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Models/TimeZone.cs
index 950fbce437..65fe6c8484 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Models/TimeZone.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Models/TimeZone.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Models
 {
-    internal class TimeZone
+    public class TimeZone
     {
         public TimeZone(string utcDifference, string location, string abbreviation)
         {
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Models
             Abbreviation = abbreviation;
         }
 
+        public string ToString()
+        {
+            // Prettifies location strings eg:
+            // "America/Costa_Rica" -> "Costa Rica"
+            var location = Location.Replace("_", " ");
+
+            if (location.Contains("/"))
+            {
+                var parts = location.Split("/");
+                location = parts[1];
+            }
+
+            return $"{UtcDifference} - {location}";
+        }
+
         public string UtcDifference { get; set; }
         public string Location { get; set; }
         public string Abbreviation { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index bcaa086000..ca4a593efd 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -273,24 +273,17 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
-        public SettingsViewModel(VirtualFileSystem virtualFileSystem, ContentManager contentManager) : this()
+        public SettingsViewModel(VirtualFileSystem virtualFileSystem, ContentManager contentManager)
         {
             _virtualFileSystem = virtualFileSystem;
             _contentManager = contentManager;
-            if (Program.PreviewerDetached)
-            {
-                Task.Run(LoadTimeZones);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public SettingsViewModel()
-        {
             GameDirectories = new AvaloniaList<string>();
             TimeZones = new AvaloniaList<TimeZone>();
             AvailableGpus = new ObservableCollection<ComboBoxItem>();
-            _validTzRegions = new List<string>();
             _networkInterfaces = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
+            LoadTimeZones();
+
             Task.Run(CheckSoundBackends);
             Task.Run(PopulateNetworkInterfaces);
 
@@ -346,7 +339,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(PreferredGpuIndex)));
         }
 
-        public async Task LoadTimeZones()
+        public void LoadTimeZones()
         {
             _timeZoneContentManager = new TimeZoneContentManager();
 
@@ -359,15 +352,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
 
                 string abbr2 = abbr.StartsWith('+') || abbr.StartsWith('-') ? string.Empty : abbr;
 
-                await Dispatcher.UIThread.InvokeAsync(() =>
-                {
-                    TimeZones.Add(new TimeZone($"UTC{hours:+0#;-0#;+00}:{minutes:D2}", location, abbr2));
-
-                    _validTzRegions.Add(location);
-                });
+                TimeZones.Add(new TimeZone($"UTC{hours:+0#;-0#;+00}:{minutes:D2}", location, abbr2));
             }
 
-            Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TimeZone)));
         }
 
         private async Task PopulateNetworkInterfaces()
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
index d7bb0b8837..79ac1ee31b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Windows
             Load();
         }
 
-        public SettingsWindow()
-        {
-            ViewModel = new SettingsViewModel();
-            DataContext = ViewModel;
-
-            InitializeComponent();
-            Load();
-        }
-
         public void SaveSettings()
         {
             InputPage.ControllerSettings?.SaveCurrentProfile();