diff --git a/tasmota/support_rtc.ino b/tasmota/support_rtc.ino
index 27ef66ec7..890604ee0 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_rtc.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_rtc.ino
@@ -460,7 +460,9 @@ void RtcSetTime(uint32_t epoch)
   if (epoch < START_VALID_TIME) {  // 2016-01-01
     Rtc.user_time_entry = false;
     ntp_force_sync = true;
+    sntp_init();
   } else {
+    sntp_stop();
     Rtc.user_time_entry = true;
     Rtc.utc_time = epoch -1;    // Will be corrected by RtcSecond
   }