diff --git a/include/globals.h b/include/globals.h
index a3f3bbea..ff3f2028 100644
--- a/include/globals.h
+++ b/include/globals.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ extern SemaphoreHandle_t I2Caccess, TimePulse;
 extern TaskHandle_t irqHandlerTask, ClockTask;
 extern TimerHandle_t WifiChanTimer;
 extern Timezone myTZ;
-extern time_t LastSyncTime;
+extern time_t LastSyncTime, userUTCTime;
 
 // application includes
 #include "led.h"
diff --git a/src/cyclic.cpp b/src/cyclic.cpp
index 8393f2b9..021ea8d6 100644
--- a/src/cyclic.cpp
+++ b/src/cyclic.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 // Local logging tag
 static const char TAG[] = "main";
 
-time_t userUTCTime; // Seconds since the UTC in seconds GPS time starting 1.1.2000
-
 // do all housekeeping
 void doHousekeeping() {
 
diff --git a/src/display.cpp b/src/display.cpp
index 9c949e75..ef5fdecc 100644
--- a/src/display.cpp
+++ b/src/display.cpp
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ const char lora_datarate[] = {"1211100908078CNA1211109C8C7C"};
 const char lora_datarate[] = {"121110090807FSNA"};
 #endif
 
-// time display symbols
-#if defined HAS_GPS || defined HAS_RTC
-const char timeNoPulseSymbol = '?';
-#if defined HAS_IF482
-const char timePulseSymbol = '+';
-#elif defined HAS_DCF77
-const char timePulseSymbol = '*';
-#endif
-#endif
-
 // helper arry for converting month values to text
 const char *printmonth[] = {"xxx", "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun",
                             "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"};
@@ -139,8 +129,18 @@ void init_display(const char *Productname, const char *Version) {
 
 void refreshtheDisplay() {
 
+  // time display symbols
+  const char timeNotSetSymbol = '?';
+#if defined HAS_IF482
+  const char timeIsSetSymbol = '+';
+#elif defined HAS_DCF77
+  const char timeIsSetSymbol = '*';
+#else
+  const char timeIsSetSymbol = '#';
+#endif
+
   uint8_t msgWaiting;
-  char timePulse, timeState;
+  char timeIsSet, timeState;
   char buff[16]; // 16 chars line buffer
   time_t t;
 
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ void refreshtheDisplay() {
     u8x8.printf("%-16s", display_line6);
 #else // we want a systime display instead LoRa status
     t = myTZ.toLocal(now());
-    timePulse = TimeIsSynced ? timePulseSymbol : timeNoPulseSymbol;
-    timeState = TimePulseTick ? timePulse : ' ';
+    timeIsSet =
+        (timeStatus() == timeNotSet) ? timeNotSetSymbol : timeIsSetSymbol;
+    timeState = TimePulseTick ? ' ' : timeIsSet;
     TimePulseTick = false;
     u8x8.printf("%02d:%02d:%02d%c %2d.%3s", hour(t), minute(t), second(t),
                 timeState, day(t), printmonth[month(t)]);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4211de6e..af783420 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ TaskHandle_t irqHandlerTask, ClockTask;
 SemaphoreHandle_t I2Caccess, TimePulse;
 bool volatile TimePulseTick = false;
 bool TimeIsSynced = false;
-time_t LastSyncTime = 0;
+time_t LastSyncTime = 0, userUTCTime = 0;
 
 // container holding unique MAC address hashes with Memory Alloctor using PSRAM,
 // if present
diff --git a/src/timemanager.cpp b/src/timemanager.cpp
index ee24c2c2..8d559c5b 100644
--- a/src/timemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/timemanager.cpp
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ void time_sync() {
 
   time_t lastTimeSync = now() - LastSyncTime; // check if a sync is due
 
-  if ((lastTimeSync >= (TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL * 60000)) || !LastSyncTime)
-  // is it time to sync with external source?
+  if ((lastTimeSync >= (TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL * 60000)) || !LastSyncTime) {
+    // is it time to sync with external source?
 #ifdef HAS_GPS
     syncTime(get_gpstime()); // attempt sync with GPS time
-#elif defined HAS_LORA && defined TIME_SYNC_LORA
-    LMIC_requestNetworkTime(user_request_network_time_callback, &userUTCTime);
-#else
-  {
-  } // no time source -> no sync
 #endif
+#if defined HAS_LORA && defined TIME_SYNC_LORA
+    if (!TimeIsSynced) // no GPS sync -> try lora sync
+      LMIC_requestNetworkTime(user_request_network_time_callback, &userUTCTime);
+#endif
+  }
 
 #ifdef HAS_RTC
   if (TimeIsSynced) { // recalibrate RTC, if we have one
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ time_t compiledUTC(void) {
 time_t tmConvert_t(uint16_t YYYY, uint8_t MM, uint8_t DD, uint8_t hh,
                    uint8_t mm, uint8_t ss) {
   tmElements_t tm;
-  tm.Year =
-      CalendarYrToTm(YYYY); // year offset from 1970 in time.h
+  tm.Year = CalendarYrToTm(YYYY); // year offset from 1970 in time.h
   tm.Month = MM;
   tm.Day = DD;
   tm.Hour = hh;