diff --git a/lib/telak.lua.in b/lib/telak.lua.in
index 6f70afe4..80121435 100644
--- a/lib/telak.lua.in
+++ b/lib/telak.lua.in
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ local http = require("socket.http")
 local ltn12 = require("ltn12")
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 local util = require("awful.util")
-local hooks = require("awful.hooks")
 local capi =
 {
+    timer = timer,
     wibox = wibox,
     widget = widget,
     image = image
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ local function new(_, args)
     local wimg = capi.widget({ type = "imagebox" })
     w.widgets = wimg
 
-    data[w].cb = function () update(w) end
-    hooks.timer.register(args.timer or 300, data[w].cb)
+    data[w].timer = capi.timer { timeout = args.timer or 300 }
+    data[w].timer:add_signal("timeout", function update(w) end)
+    data[w].timer:start()
 
     update(w)
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ end
 -- @param w The wibox.
 function delete(w)
     if data[w] then
-        hooks.timer.unregister(data[w].cb)
+        data[w].timer:stop()
         data[w] = nil
     end
 end