diff --git a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/mocap.cpp b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/mocap.cpp
index 6a2d1059f43..9991fbbe25c 100644
--- a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/mocap.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/mocap.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void BlockLocalPositionEstimator::mocapInit()
 
 		// get reference for global position
 		globallocalconverter_getref(&_ref_lat, &_ref_lon, &_ref_alt);
-		_global_ref_timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
+		_global_ref_timestamp = _timeStamp;
 		_is_global_cov_init = globallocalconverter_initialized();
 
 		if (!_map_ref.init_done && _is_global_cov_init && !_visionUpdated) {
diff --git a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/vision.cpp b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/vision.cpp
index ea43192e303..9f5c4f4f21c 100644
--- a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/vision.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/vision.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void BlockLocalPositionEstimator::visionInit()
 
 		// get reference for global position
 		globallocalconverter_getref(&_ref_lat, &_ref_lon, &_ref_alt);
-		_global_ref_timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();
+		_global_ref_timestamp = _timeStamp;
 		_is_global_cov_init = globallocalconverter_initialized();
 
 		if (!_map_ref.init_done && _is_global_cov_init) {