diff --git a/src/rct2.c b/src/rct2.c
index fa49f9d794..63f36fc196 100644
--- a/src/rct2.c
+++ b/src/rct2.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ void rct2_init()
 	RCT2_CALLPROC_EBPSAFE(0x006BA8E0); // init_audio();
 	viewport_init_all();
 	news_item_init_queue();
-	RCT2_CALLPROC_EBPSAFE(0x006C45E7); // get local time
+	get_local_time();
+	OutputDebugString(s);
 	RCT2_CALLPROC_EBPSAFE(0x00667104);
 	RCT2_CALLPROC_EBPSAFE(0x006C4209);
 	RCT2_CALLPROC_EBPSAFE(0x0069EB13);
@@ -376,6 +377,19 @@ void get_system_time()
 	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_OS_TIME_DAYOFWEEK, sint16) = systime.wDayOfWeek;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Obtains os local time (hour and minute)
+ *  rct2: 0x006C45E7;
+ */
+void get_local_time()
+{
+	SYSTEMTIME systime;
+	GetLocalTime(&systime);
+
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_OS_TIME_HOUR, sint16) = systime.wHour;
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_OS_TIME_MINUTE, sint16) = systime.wMinute;
+}
+
 /**
  * RCT2 and this DLL can not free each other's allocated memory blocks. Use this to allocate memory if RCT2 is still able to
  * free it.
diff --git a/src/rct2.h b/src/rct2.h
index 2d4d479daa..d0a75a23ed 100644
--- a/src/rct2.h
+++ b/src/rct2.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void rct2_endupdate();
 char *get_file_path(int pathId);
 void get_system_info();
 void get_system_time();
+void get_local_time();
 void *rct2_malloc(size_t numBytes);
 void *rct2_realloc(void *block, size_t numBytes);
 void rct2_free(void *block);