diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/common.sh b/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1af129919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/lib/mwan3/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+get_uptime() {
+	local uptime=$(cat /proc/uptime)
+	echo "${uptime%%.*}"
+}
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3 b/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3
index 122426f66..a772e133e 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/libexec/rpcd/mwan3
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 . /lib/functions.sh
 . /lib/functions/network.sh
 . /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
+. /lib/mwan3/common.sh
 
 MWAN3TRACK_STATUS_DIR="/var/run/mwan3track"
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ get_mwan3_status() {
 
 		time_p="$(cat "$MWAN3TRACK_STATUS_DIR/${iface}/TIME")"
 		[ -z "${time_p}" ] || {
-			time_n="$(date +'%s')"
+			time_n="$(get_uptime)"
 			let age=time_n-time_p
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track
index 4b744b9fc..588eb9bf4 100755
--- a/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track
+++ b/net/mwan3/files/usr/sbin/mwan3track
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
+. /lib/mwan3/common.sh
 
 LOG="logger -t $(basename "$0")[$$] -p"
 INTERFACE=""
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ main() {
 		echo "${lost}" > /var/run/mwan3track/$1/LOST
 		echo "${score}" > /var/run/mwan3track/$1/SCORE
 		echo "${turn}" > /var/run/mwan3track/$1/TURN
-		echo "$(date +'%s')" > /var/run/mwan3track/$1/TIME
+		echo "$(get_uptime)" > /var/run/mwan3track/$1/TIME
 
 		host_up_count=0
 		sleep "${sleep_time}" &