diff --git a/lib/uuid-syslog/src/syslog.cpp b/lib/uuid-syslog/src/syslog.cpp
index e4f2207ba..5fbf2391f 100644
--- a/lib/uuid-syslog/src/syslog.cpp
+++ b/lib/uuid-syslog/src/syslog.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #endif
 #include <WiFiUdp.h>
 
+#include <ETH.h>
+
 #ifndef UUID_SYSLOG_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
 #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266) || defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
 // time() does not return UTC on the ESP8266: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/4637
@@ -191,7 +193,8 @@ void SyslogService::mark_interval(unsigned long interval) {
 SyslogService::QueuedLogMessage::QueuedLogMessage(unsigned long id, std::shared_ptr<uuid::log::Message> && content)
     : id_(id)
     , content_(std::move(content)) {
-    if (time_good_ || WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) {
+    // Added by proddy - check Ethernet up also
+    if (time_good_ || WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED || ETH.linkUp()) {
 #if UUID_SYSLOG_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
         if (gettimeofday(&time_, nullptr) != 0) {
             time_.tv_sec = (time_t)-1;
@@ -270,7 +273,9 @@ bool SyslogService::can_transmit() {
 #endif
 
     if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
-        return false;
+        if (!ETH.linkUp()) {
+            return false; // added by proddy. Check Ethernet
+        }
     }
 
     const uint64_t now           = uuid::get_uptime_ms();