diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
index 542046c..9d5d411 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ PLUGIN_STATE ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::initDCPlugin(QObject *healthEventReceive
     // open serial port
     hw->dc_openSerial(5, "115200", serialPort, 1);
 
+    hw->rtc_setDateTime();
+
 
     // text encoding for printer
     this->codec = QTextCodec::codecForName(printerEncoding);