diff --git a/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp b/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp
index 5bf081de7..e6d3cd4d3 100644
--- a/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/time/TimeService.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,10 @@ unsigned long TimeServiceClass::getRemoteTime()
 
 bool TimeServiceClass::isTimeValid(unsigned long const time)
 {
-  return (time > EPOCH_AT_COMPILE_TIME);
+  /* EPOCH_AT_COMPILE_TIME is in local time, so we need to subtract the maximum
+   * possible timezone offset UTC+14 to make sure we are less then UTC time
+   */
+  return (time > (EPOCH_AT_COMPILE_TIME - (14 * 60 * 60)));
 }
 
 bool TimeServiceClass::isTimeZoneOffsetValid(long const offset)