diff --git a/src/gps/RTC.cpp b/src/gps/RTC.cpp
index 864b246a35..d60e3825c8 100644
--- a/src/gps/RTC.cpp
+++ b/src/gps/RTC.cpp
@@ -222,9 +222,8 @@ bool perhapsSetRTC(RTCQuality q, struct tm &t)
  */
 int32_t getTZOffset()
 {
-    time_t now;
+    time_t now = getTime(false);
     struct tm *gmt;
-    now = time(NULL);
     gmt = gmtime(&now);
     gmt->tm_isdst = -1;
     return (int32_t)difftime(now, mktime(gmt));
@@ -265,4 +264,4 @@ time_t gm_mktime(struct tm *tm)
         setenv("TZ", "UTC0", 1);
     }
     return res;
-}
+}
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