diff --git a/lib/framework/NTPSettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/NTPSettingsService.cpp
index 960a45228..751de6751 100644
--- a/lib/framework/NTPSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/NTPSettingsService.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ void NTPSettingsService::WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event) {
     switch (event) {
     case ARDUINO_EVENT_WIFI_STA_DISCONNECTED:
     case ARDUINO_EVENT_ETH_DISCONNECTED:
-        emsesp::EMSESP::logger().info("WiFi connection dropped, stopping NTP");
-        connected_ = false;
-        configureNTP();
+        if (connected_) {
+            emsesp::EMSESP::logger().info("WiFi connection dropped, stopping NTP");
+            connected_ = false;
+            configureNTP();
+        }
         break;
 
     case ARDUINO_EVENT_WIFI_STA_GOT_IP: