diff --git a/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp b/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp
index 998115d1..dbd7f867 100644
--- a/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp
+++ b/src/RTC_DS1307.cpp
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@ uint8_t RTC_DS1307::readnvram(uint8_t address) {
 /**************************************************************************/
 void RTC_DS1307::writenvram(uint8_t address, uint8_t data) {
   writenvram(address, &data, 1);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/RTC_Micros.cpp b/src/RTC_Micros.cpp
index 1a038ea1..3d049e20 100644
--- a/src/RTC_Micros.cpp
+++ b/src/RTC_Micros.cpp
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ DateTime RTC_Micros::now() {
   lastMicros += elapsedSeconds * microsPerSecond;
   lastUnix += elapsedSeconds;
   return lastUnix;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/RTC_Millis.cpp b/src/RTC_Millis.cpp
index 3c76de98..d2b49bf8 100644
--- a/src/RTC_Millis.cpp
+++ b/src/RTC_Millis.cpp
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ DateTime RTC_Millis::now() {
   lastMillis += elapsedSeconds * 1000;
   lastUnix += elapsedSeconds;
   return lastUnix;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/RTC_PCF8523.cpp b/src/RTC_PCF8523.cpp
index 03108bc5..01a97887 100644
--- a/src/RTC_PCF8523.cpp
+++ b/src/RTC_PCF8523.cpp
@@ -289,4 +289,4 @@ void RTC_PCF8523::deconfigureAllTimers() {
 /**************************************************************************/
 void RTC_PCF8523::calibrate(Pcf8523OffsetMode mode, int8_t offset) {
   write_register(PCF8523_OFFSET, ((uint8_t)offset & 0x7F) | mode);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/RTC_PCF8563.cpp b/src/RTC_PCF8563.cpp
index 6496a43d..6707c8ba 100644
--- a/src/RTC_PCF8563.cpp
+++ b/src/RTC_PCF8563.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void RTC_PCF8563::adjust(const DateTime &dt) {
 /**************************************************************************/
 DateTime RTC_PCF8563::now() {
   uint8_t buffer[7];
-  buffer[0] = 3;
+  buffer[0] = PCF8563_VL_SECONDS; // start at location 2, VL_SECONDS
   i2c_dev->write_then_read(buffer, 1, buffer, 7);
 
   return DateTime(bcd2bin(buffer[6]) + 2000U, bcd2bin(buffer[5] & 0x1F),