diff --git a/cores/esp8266/time.cpp b/cores/esp8266/time.cpp
index 41a9b43af..33fb91752 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/time.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp8266/time.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void configTime(const char* tz, const char* server1, const char* server2, const
     char tzram[strlen_P(tz) + 1];
     memcpy_P(tzram, tz, sizeof(tzram));
     setenv("TZ", tzram, 1/*overwrite*/);
+    sntp_set_timezone_in_seconds(0);
     tzset();
 
     sntp_init();