diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
index 0f3c39ec98..ec434993d6 100755
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/S50date
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test -s ${CONF} || exit 0
 test "${OS_NETWORKLESS}" == "true" && exit 0
 
 DATE_TIMEOUT=10
-DATE_METHOD=http
+DATE_METHOD=sntp
 DATE_HOST="google.com"
 DATE_INTERVAL="900"
 DATE_NTP_SERVER=""