diff --git a/include/cyclic.h b/include/cyclic.h
index 6bd9b2a7..8c7319be 100644
--- a/include/cyclic.h
+++ b/include/cyclic.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ extern Ticker cyclicTimer;
 
 void setCyclicIRQ(void);
 void doHousekeeping(void);
-uint64_t uptime(void);
 void reset_counters(void);
 uint32_t getFreeRAM();
 
diff --git a/include/reset.h b/include/reset.h
index f540ff62..0ce84c78 100644
--- a/include/reset.h
+++ b/include/reset.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 void do_reset(bool warmstart);
 void do_after_reset(void);
 void enter_deepsleep(const uint64_t wakeup_sec, const gpio_num_t wakeup_gpio);
-
-extern RTC_DATA_ATTR unsigned long RTC_millis;
+uint64_t uptime(void);
 
 #endif // _RESET_H
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diff --git a/src/cyclic.cpp b/src/cyclic.cpp
index b6dd1120..a927a21e 100644
--- a/src/cyclic.cpp
+++ b/src/cyclic.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ void doHousekeeping() {
 
 } // doHousekeeping()
 
-uint64_t uptime() { return (RTC_millis + millis()); }
-
 uint32_t getFreeRAM() {
 #ifndef BOARD_HAS_PSRAM
   return ESP.getFreeHeap();
diff --git a/src/reset.cpp b/src/reset.cpp
index ade00195..addeb36f 100644
--- a/src/reset.cpp
+++ b/src/reset.cpp
@@ -183,11 +183,13 @@ void enter_deepsleep(const uint64_t wakeup_sec = 60,
 
   // time stamp sleep start time and save system monotonic time. Deep sleep.
   gettimeofday(&RTC_sleep_start_time, NULL);
-  RTC_millis = millis();
+  RTC_millis += millis();
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Going to sleep, good bye.");
   esp_deep_sleep_start();
 
 Error:
   ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Can't go to sleep. Resetting.");
   do_reset(true);
-}
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+}
+
+uint64_t uptime() { return (RTC_millis + millis()); }
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