diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.cpp b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
index 5417ead..0d1d687 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.cpp
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
@@ -543,10 +543,11 @@ void Span::checkConnect(){
     mdns_service_txt_item_set("_hap","_tcp","logURL",webLog.statusURL.c_str()+4);           // Web Log status (info only - NOT used by HAP)
     
     Serial.printf("Web Logging enabled at http://%s.local:%d%swith max number of entries=%d\n\n",hostName,tcpPortNum,webLog.statusURL.c_str()+4,webLog.maxEntries);
-    webLog.initTime();
+    if(webLog.timeServer)
+      xTaskCreateUniversal(webLog.initTime, "timeSeverTaskHandle", 8096, &webLog, 1, NULL, 0);
   }
   
-  Serial.printf("Starting HAP Server on port %d supporting %d simultaneous HomeKit Controller Connections...\n",tcpPortNum,maxConnections);
+  Serial.printf("Starting HAP Server on port %d supporting %d simultaneous HomeKit Controller Connections...\n\n",tcpPortNum,maxConnections);
 
   hapServer->begin();
 
@@ -2182,20 +2183,22 @@ void SpanWebLog::init(uint16_t maxEntries, const char *serv, const char *tz, con
 
 ///////////////////////////////
 
-void SpanWebLog::initTime(){
-  if(!timeServer)
-    return;
-
-  Serial.printf("Acquiring Time from %s (%s).  Waiting %d second(s) for response... ",timeServer,timeZone,waitTime/1000);
-  configTzTime(timeZone,timeServer);
+void SpanWebLog::initTime(void *args){
+  SpanWebLog *wLog = (SpanWebLog *)args;
+  
+  WEBLOG("Acquiring Time from %s (%s)",wLog->timeServer,wLog->timeZone,wLog->waitTime/1000);
+  configTzTime(wLog->timeZone,wLog->timeServer);
   struct tm timeinfo;
-  if(getLocalTime(&timeinfo,waitTime)){
-    strftime(bootTime,sizeof(bootTime),"%c",&timeinfo);
-    Serial.printf("%s\n\n",bootTime);
-    timeInit=true;
+  if(getLocalTime(&timeinfo,wLog->waitTime)){
+    strftime(wLog->bootTime,sizeof(wLog->bootTime),"%c",&timeinfo);
+    wLog->timeInit=true;
+    WEBLOG("Time Acquired: %s",wLog->bootTime);
   } else {
-    Serial.printf("Can't access Time Server - time-keeping not initialized!\n\n");
+    WEBLOG("Can't access Time Server after %d seconds",wLog->waitTime/1000);
   }
+
+  vTaskDelete(NULL);
+  
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.h b/src/HomeSpan.h
index ceaea9f..c8a0b9d 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.h
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct SpanWebLog{                            // optional web status/log data
   boolean timeInit=false;                     // flag to indicate time has been initialized
   char bootTime[33]="Unknown";                // boot time
   String statusURL;                           // URL of status log
-  uint32_t waitTime=10000;                    // number of milliseconds to wait for initial connection to time server
+  uint32_t waitTime=120000;                   // number of milliseconds to wait for initial connection to time server
   String css="";                              // optional user-defined style sheet for web log
     
   struct log_t {                              // log entry type
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct SpanWebLog{                            // optional web status/log data
   } *log=NULL;                                // array of log entries 
 
   void init(uint16_t maxEntries, const char *serv, const char *tz, const char *url);
-  void initTime();  
+  static void initTime(void *args);  
   void vLog(boolean sysMsg, const char *fmr, va_list ap);
 };