diff --git a/interface/src/app/settings/NTPSettings.tsx b/interface/src/app/settings/NTPSettings.tsx
index dd2e0bb29..277744e0d 100644
--- a/interface/src/app/settings/NTPSettings.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/app/settings/NTPSettings.tsx
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ const NTPSettings = () => {
     };
 
     const changeTimeZone = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-      updateFormValue(event);
       void updateState(readNTPSettings(), (settings: NTPSettingsType) => ({
         ...settings,
         tz_label: event.target.value,
         tz_format: TIME_ZONES[event.target.value]
       }));
+      updateFormValue(event);
     };
 
     return (