diff --git a/src/GPS.cpp b/src/GPS.cpp
index 3265b9ddf..8ca8dd36b 100644
--- a/src/GPS.cpp
+++ b/src/GPS.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 HardwareSerial _serial_gps(GPS_SERIAL_NUM);
 
-RTC_DATA_ATTR bool timeSetFromGPS; // We only reset our time once per _boot_ after that point just run from the internal clock
-                                   // (even across sleeps)
+bool timeSetFromGPS; // We try to set our time from GPS each time we wake from sleep
 
 GPS gps;
 
@@ -176,8 +175,10 @@ The Unix epoch (or Unix time or POSIX time or Unix timestamp) is the number of s
         tv.tv_usec = 0; // time.centisecond() * (10 / 1000);
 
         DEBUG_MSG("Got time from GPS month=%d, year=%d, unixtime=%ld\n", t.tm_mon, t.tm_year, tv.tv_sec);
-
-        perhapsSetRTC(&tv);
+        if (t.tm_year < 0 || t.tm_year >= 300)
+            DEBUG_MSG("Ignoring invalid GPS time\n");
+        else
+            perhapsSetRTC(&tv);
     }
 
     if ((fixtype >= 3 && fixtype <= 4) && ublox.getP()) // rd fixes only
diff --git a/src/MeshRadio.cpp b/src/MeshRadio.cpp
index 123cbb37d..1f7d20d43 100644
--- a/src/MeshRadio.cpp
+++ b/src/MeshRadio.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void MeshRadio::loop()
     // into CustomRF95
     uint32_t now = millis();
     if (lastTxStart != 0 && (now - lastTxStart) > TX_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT && radioIf.mode() == RHGenericDriver::RHModeTx) {
-        DEBUG_MSG("ERROR! Bug! Tx packet took too long to send, forcing radio into rx mode");
+        DEBUG_MSG("ERROR! Bug! Tx packet took too long to send, forcing radio into rx mode\n");
         radioIf.setModeRx();
         if (radioIf.sendingPacket) { // There was probably a packet we were trying to send, free it
             radioIf.pool.release(radioIf.sendingPacket);