--- a/examples/dc_user/main.c	Mon May 04 10:05:02 2009 +0000
+++ b/examples/dc_user/main.c	Mon May 04 10:05:55 2009 +0000
@@ -164,12 +164,13 @@
         app_time.tv_usec -= 1000000;
         app_time.tv_sec++;
     }
+    ecrt_master_application_time(master, EC_TIMEVAL2NANO(&app_time));
 
     if (sync_ref_counter) {
         sync_ref_counter--;
     } else {
         sync_ref_counter = 9;
-        ecrt_master_sync_reference_clock(master, EC_TIMEVAL2NANO(&app_time));
+        ecrt_master_sync_reference_clock(master);
     }
     ecrt_master_sync_slave_clocks(master);