diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Timing/NetworkTimeSystem.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Timing/NetworkTimeSystem.cs
index 4dbd85a046..d6354a450a 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Timing/NetworkTimeSystem.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Timing/NetworkTimeSystem.cs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public void Sync(double serverTimeSec, double rttSec)
             var timeDif = serverTimeSec - m_TimeSec;
 
             m_DesiredServerTimeOffset = timeDif - ServerBufferSec;
-            m_DesiredLocalTimeOffset = timeDif + rttSec + LocalBufferSec;
+            m_DesiredLocalTimeOffset = timeDif + (rttSec * 0.5d) + LocalBufferSec;
         }
     }
 }