diff --git a/simpleclock.ino b/simpleclock.ino
index 4547d75..ecd31c6 100644
--- a/simpleclock.ino
+++ b/simpleclock.ino
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ ISR(TIMER1_OVF_vect)
 void loop()
 {
 	unsigned long currentMillis = millis();
-	char str[4];
-	float d;
 
 /*
  * Let's implement time compenstion for individual rtc module time
@@ -172,6 +170,7 @@ void loop()
 		mysecond = clock.second;
 		myminute = clock.minute;
 		myhour = clock.hour;
+		updateTimeStr(myhour, myminute);
 		rtcsync = false;
 	}
 
@@ -210,6 +209,8 @@ void loop()
 				clock.setTime();
 			}
 		}
+
+		updateTimeStr(myhour, myminute);
 	}
 
 	if ((currentMillis - previousLightTimer >= refresh_interval) or
@@ -257,28 +258,34 @@ void loop()
 		} else if (ambLight < 100) {
 			Display.setBrightness(-15);
 		}
-
-		// make blinking dot
-		if (myhour > 0) {
-			if (dot) {
-				Display.setNumber((myhour * 100 + myminute), 2);
-			} else {
-				Display.setNumber((myhour * 100 + myminute));
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* 0 o'clock is an exception, we don't want to see "00.00", we
-			   want see "0.00" or "0 00", so we have to use this "hack" */
-			if (dot) {
-				d = float(myminute) / 100;
-				Display.setNumber(d, 2);
-			} else {
-				sprintf(str, "%2d%02d", myhour, myminute);
-				Display.setChars(str);
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	Display.refreshDisplay();
 }
 
+void updateTimeStr(uint8_t h, uint8_t m)
+{
+	char str[4];
+	float d;
+
+	// make blinking dot
+	if (h > 0) {
+		if (dot) {
+			Display.setNumber((h * 100 + m), 2);
+		} else {
+			Display.setNumber((h * 100 + m));
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* 0 o'clock is an exception, we don't want to see "00.00", we
+		   want see "0.00" or "0 00", so we have to use this "hack" */
+		if (dot) {
+			d = float(m) / 100;
+			Display.setNumber(d, 2);
+		} else {
+			sprintf(str, "%2d%02d", h, m);
+			Display.setChars(str);
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
 /* vim: set filetype=cpp: */