diff --git a/src/patrix/clock.cpp b/src/patrix/clock.cpp
index 9941ee5..9ba3cd6 100644
--- a/src/patrix/clock.cpp
+++ b/src/patrix/clock.cpp
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ void clockLoop() {
   }
 
   if (!ntpSet && isWiFiConnected()) {
-    configTime(CLOCK_GMT_OFFSET_SECONDS, CLOCK_DST_OFFSET_SECONDS, WiFi.gatewayIP().toString().c_str(), CLOCK_NTP_SERVER2_URL);
+    configTime(CLOCK_GMT_OFFSET_SECONDS, CLOCK_DST_OFFSET_SECONDS, CLOCK_NTP_SERVER2_URL, WiFi.gatewayIP().toString().c_str());
     ntpSet = true;
   }
 
   const auto now = time(nullptr);
   if (isCorrectTime(now)) {
-    clockOffset = now;
-  } else {
     startupTime = now - clockOffset;
-    info("clock set after %ld seconds! So startup was at %s", clockOffset, getClockStr());
+    info("clock set after %ld seconds! So startup was at %s", clockOffset, getStartupStr());
+  } else {
+    clockOffset = now;
   }
 }
 
@@ -39,18 +39,46 @@ bool isClockSet() {
   return startupTime != 0;
 }
 
-char buffer[20];
 
-char *getClockStr() {
-  const auto now = time(nullptr);
-  tm t{0};
+char *getClockStr(const time_t epoch) {
+  auto now = epoch;
+  if (now == 0) {
+    now = time(nullptr);
+  }
+
+  tm t{};
   localtime_r(&now, &t);
+
+  static char buffer[20];
   snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d", t.tm_year + 1900, t.tm_mon + 1, t.tm_mday, t.tm_hour, t.tm_min, t.tm_sec);
   return buffer;
 }
 
+char *getStartupStr() {
+  return getClockStr(startupTime);
+}
+
+time_t getUptimeSeconds() {
+  return time(nullptr) - startupTime;
+}
+
+char *getUptimeStr() {
+  const auto totalSeconds = getUptimeSeconds();
+  const auto totalMinutes = totalSeconds / 60;
+  const auto totalHours = totalMinutes / 60;
+
+  const auto partSeconds = totalSeconds % 60;
+  const auto partMinutes = totalMinutes % 60;
+  const auto partHours = totalHours % 24;
+  const auto partDays = totalHours / 24;
+
+  static char buffer[20];
+  snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "%dd %2dh %2dm %2ds", partDays, partHours, partMinutes, partSeconds);
+  return buffer;
+}
+
 bool isCorrectTime(const time_t now) {
-  return now < CLOCK_EPOCH_SECONDS_MIN;
+  return now >= CLOCK_EPOCH_SECONDS_MIN;
 }
 
 time_t clockCorrect(const time_t t) {
diff --git a/src/patrix/clock.h b/src/patrix/clock.h
index f3d992a..06ed605 100644
--- a/src/patrix/clock.h
+++ b/src/patrix/clock.h
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ void clockLoop();
 
 bool isClockSet();
 
-char * getClockStr();
+char *getClockStr(time_t epoch = 0);
+
+char *getStartupStr();
+
+time_t getUptimeSeconds();
+
+char *getUptimeStr();
 
 bool isCorrectTime(time_t now);