diff --git a/tasmota/xdrv_23_zigbee_4b_eeprom.ino b/tasmota/xdrv_23_zigbee_4b_eeprom.ino
index 6ebdd8214..d8f0bf162 100644
--- a/tasmota/xdrv_23_zigbee_4b_eeprom.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xdrv_23_zigbee_4b_eeprom.ino
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class SBuffer hibernateDeviceData(const struct Z_Device & device, bool mqtt = fa
  * 
 \*********************************************************************************************/
 void hibernateAllData(void) {
-
+  if (Rtc.utc_time < START_VALID_TIME) { return; }
   if (!zigbee.eeprom_ready) { return; }
 
   ZFS_Write_File write_data(ZIGB_DATA2);