diff --git a/servercom/implementations/circuitpy.py b/servercom/implementations/circuitpy.py
index 34d9ca6..0512840 100644
--- a/servercom/implementations/circuitpy.py
+++ b/servercom/implementations/circuitpy.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def get_status(self) -> GameStatus:
         resp_json = loads(resp[1])
         if self.v:
             print(f"It is {resp_json['unix_time']} seconds since the epoch.")
-        return GameStatus(Time(resp_json['unix_time']), resp_json['status']['score'], resp_json['CubeServer_version'])
+        return GameStatus(Time(resp_json['2020_time']), resp_json['status']['score'], resp_json['CubeServer_version'])
 
     def sync_time(self) -> bool:
         """Syncs the current clock against the server"""
diff --git a/servercom/timetools.py b/servercom/timetools.py
index cad6a52..e6cd3c0 100644
--- a/servercom/timetools.py
+++ b/servercom/timetools.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Time Tools
 Some tools for dealing with times on microcontrollers
 (to a precision of 1 second)
+
+Note that epoch time is really time since 2020 if you're using CircuitPython
 """
 
 from time import monotonic, struct_time
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@
     EDT = -4 * TimeUnit.HOUR
 )
 
+# Offset to allow values to fit in 32-bit signed integers for CircuitPython:
+HIGH_PRECISION_OFFSET = TimeUnit.YEAR * 50  # 50 years since epoch to make 0 2020-01-01 00:00:00
+
 class Time(Immutable):
     """Represents an instant in time based around a UNIX timestamp"""
 
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ def __mod__(self, other: 'Time') -> 'Time':
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         if self.absolute:
-            return f"{self.seconds} seconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC"
+            return f"{self.seconds} seconds since 1 January 2020 or 1970 00:00:00 UTC"
         return f"{self.seconds} seconds"
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str: