diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/iocClock.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/iocClock.c
index 8a0487bd9..db61955d9 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/iocClock.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/iocClock.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int iocClockGetCurrent(epicsTimeStamp *pDest)
     epicsMutexUnlock(piocClockPvt->lock);
     return(0);
 }
-
+
 int iocClockGetEvent(epicsTimeStamp *pDest, unsigned eventNumber)
 {
      if (eventNumber==epicsTimeEventCurrentTime) {
@@ -173,12 +173,22 @@ int iocClockGetEvent(epicsTimeStamp *pDest, unsigned eventNumber)
 
 int epicsTimeGetCurrent (epicsTimeStamp *pDest)
 {
+    if(!piocClockPvt) {
+        iocClockInit();
+        /*wait two seconds for syncNTP to contact network time server*/
+        epicsThreadSleep(2.0); 
+    }
     if(piocClockPvt->getCurrent) return((*piocClockPvt->getCurrent)(pDest));
     return(epicsTimeERROR);
 }
 
 int epicsTimeGetEvent (epicsTimeStamp *pDest, unsigned eventNumber)
 {
+    if(!piocClockPvt) {
+        iocClockInit();
+        /*wait two seconds for syncNTP to contact network time server*/
+        epicsThreadSleep(2.0); 
+    }
     if(piocClockPvt->getEvent)
         return((*piocClockPvt->getEvent)(pDest,eventNumber));
     return(epicsTimeERROR);
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdThread.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdThread.c
index b9c19fb77..2983cbf9f 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdThread.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdThread.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static void epicsThreadInit(void)
         assert(epicsThreadOnceMutex);
     }
     lock = 0;
-    iocClockInit();
 }
 
 unsigned int epicsThreadGetStackSize (epicsThreadStackSizeClass stackSizeClass)