diff --git a/src/wifi_manager.cpp b/src/wifi_manager.cpp
index 8568ca6..37091a5 100644
--- a/src/wifi_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/wifi_manager.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ void WiFiManager::startStation(bool minimal) {
                           WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str(), WiFi.RSSI());
 
             if (minimal) {
-                // Deep sleep wake path: skip NTP/mDNS to minimize active time.
-                // System clock was already seeded from hardware RTC at boot.
+                // Deep sleep wake path: skip blocking NTP wait and mDNS to
+                // minimize active time. Still call configTime() to initialize
+                // the DNS resolver (required for HTTPS hostname resolution).
+                configTime(0, 0, "pool.ntp.org", "time.nist.gov");
                 return;
             }