From 1d9a0b62578219ac621e2d726b8679e16f10136b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MichaelDvP <github@mdvp.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:11:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] set boottime for RTC  (if rtc is set)

---
 src/core/system.cpp | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 75840689b..060a2a1fe 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ bool System::loop() {
 void System::send_info_mqtt() {
     static uint8_t _connection = 0;
     uint8_t        connection  = (EMSESP::network_.ethernet_connected() ? 1 : 0) + (EMSESP::network_.wifi_connected() ? 2 : 0) + (ntp_connected_ ? 4 : 0)
-                         + (EMSESP::network_.has_ipv6() ? 8 : 0);
+                                 + (EMSESP::network_.has_ipv6() ? 8 : 0);
     // check if connection status has changed
     if (!Mqtt::connected() || connection == _connection) {
         return;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ void System::send_info_mqtt() {
 
     // if NTP is enabled send the boot_time in local time in ISO 8601 format (eg: 2022-11-15 20:46:38)
     // https://github.com/emsesp/EMS-ESP32/issues/751
-    if (ntp_connected_) {
+    if (time(nullptr) > 1500000000L) {
         char   time_string[25];
         time_t now = time(nullptr) - uuid::get_uptime_sec();
         strftime(time_string, 25, "%FT%T%z", localtime(&now));