diff --git a/esp/speaker-netsender/main/CMakeLists.txt b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 728062e..c82750f 100755
--- a/esp/speaker-netsender/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-idf_component_register(SRCS "main.cpp" "audio.cpp" "ethernet.cpp" "sd.cpp" "self_check.cpp"
+idf_component_register(SRCS "main.cpp" "audio.cpp" "ethernet.cpp" "sd.cpp" "self_check.cpp" "time.cpp"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "." "include"
                     REQUIRES esp_driver_sdspi esp_eth esp_netif fatfs sdmmc driver tas5805 netsender ota_tcp pipi)
 
diff --git a/esp/speaker-netsender/main/include/time.hpp b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/include/time.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4581e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/include/time.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+  Name:
+    time.hpp - Time management utilities and helpers.
+
+  Authors:
+    David Sutton <davidsutton@ausocean.org>
+
+  License:
+    Copyright (C) 2026 The Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean).
+
+    This file is part of NetSender. NetSender is free software: you can
+    redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+    General Public License as published by the Free Software
+    Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+    any later version.
+
+    NetSender is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with NetSender in gpl.txt.  If not, see
+    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+// Initialises network time syncing.
+// NOTE: All times are handled in UTC.
+void initialise_sntp();
diff --git a/esp/speaker-netsender/main/main.cpp b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/main.cpp
index aa02be2..6d92bc1 100644
--- a/esp/speaker-netsender/main/main.cpp
+++ b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/main.cpp
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 #include "include/audio.hpp"
 #include "include/ethernet.hpp"
 #include "include/globals.h"
-#include "include/log.hpp"
 #include "include/netsender_vars.hpp"
 #include "include/sd.hpp"
 #include "include/self_check.hpp"
+#include "include/time.hpp"
 #include "netsender.hpp"
 #include "ota_tcp.hpp"
 #include "tas5805.hpp"
@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ void app_main(void)
     init_ethernet();
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet initialised");
 
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialising UDP Logging");
-    init_udp_logging();
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Logging Initialised");
-
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialising SD card");
     init_sd();
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "SD initialised");
@@ -142,6 +138,10 @@ void app_main(void)
     const auto valid_partition = self_check_ok(&amp);
     ota_tcp_validate_partition(valid_partition);
 
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialising SNTP");
+    initialise_sntp();
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "SNTP Initialised");
+
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initialising OTA listener");
     init_ota_tcp();
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "OTA Initialised");
diff --git a/esp/speaker-netsender/main/time.cpp b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/time.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14fcfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp/speaker-netsender/main/time.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+  Name:
+    time.cpp - Time management utilities and helpers.
+
+  Authors:
+    David Sutton <davidsutton@ausocean.org>
+
+  License:
+    Copyright (C) 2026 The Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean).
+
+    This file is part of NetSender. NetSender is free software: you can
+    redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+    General Public License as published by the Free Software
+    Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+    any later version.
+
+    NetSender is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with NetSender in gpl.txt.  If not, see
+    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+// Logging TAG.
+#include "include/time.hpp"
+
+#include <ctime>
+
+#include "esp_err.h"
+#include "esp_log.h"
+#include "esp_netif_sntp.h"
+
+// Logging TAG.
+static constexpr auto TAG = "time";
+
+void initialise_sntp()
+{
+    esp_sntp_config_t config = ESP_NETIF_SNTP_DEFAULT_CONFIG("pool.ntp.org");
+    auto err = esp_netif_sntp_init(&config);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to initialize SNTP (%s)", esp_err_to_name(err));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto retry = 0;
+    const auto max_retries = 10;
+    while ((err = esp_netif_sntp_sync_wait(pdMS_TO_TICKS(2000))) != ESP_OK && ++retry < max_retries) {
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Attempt to synchronise time (%d/%d) failed: %s", retry, max_retries, esp_err_to_name(err));
+    }
+
+    if (retry >= max_retries) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to synchronize time within timeout!");
+    } else {
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "System time set successfully");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/esp/speaker-netsender/sdkconfig b/esp/speaker-netsender/sdkconfig
index f26f51a..630b1ef 100644
--- a/esp/speaker-netsender/sdkconfig
+++ b/esp/speaker-netsender/sdkconfig
@@ -1898,12 +1898,9 @@ CONFIG_LOG_TAG_LEVEL_IMPL_CACHE_SIZE=31
 #
 # Format
 #
-# default:
 # CONFIG_LOG_COLORS is not set
-# default:
-CONFIG_LOG_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE_RTOS=y
-# default:
-# CONFIG_LOG_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE_SYSTEM is not set
+# CONFIG_LOG_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE_RTOS is not set
+CONFIG_LOG_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE_SYSTEM=y
 # end of Format
 
 #