Index: RTC.c
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diff -u -ra9b547ec4b0122c3f405d25c372542267119b117 -rb5a078a245783d10796592bd7e96ff36a5fb5a03
--- RTC.c	(.../RTC.c)	(revision a9b547ec4b0122c3f405d25c372542267119b117)
+++ RTC.c	(.../RTC.c)	(revision b5a078a245783d10796592bd7e96ff36a5fb5a03)
@@ -1110,14 +1110,12 @@
 {
     RTC_EXEC_STATE_T result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_WAIT_FOR_POST;
 
-#ifndef DONT_SKIP_NV_POST
     if ( RTCSelfTestState == RTC_SELF_TEST_STATE_COMPLETE )
     {
-        result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_IDLE;
+        // After POST is finished, first read the current time so there is one time stamp
+        // available in the memory
+        result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_READ;
     }
-#else
-    result = RTC_EXEC_STATE_IDLE;
-#endif
 
     return result;
 }