diff --git a/widgets/uptime.lua b/widgets/uptime.lua
index 14de99a..0e996ac 100644
--- a/widgets/uptime.lua
+++ b/widgets/uptime.lua
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ local function worker(format)
 end
 -- }}}
 
-local setmetatable(uptime, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
+return setmetatable(uptime, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })