diff --git a/MQ/monitor/CbmDeviceMonitorTof.cxx b/MQ/monitor/CbmDeviceMonitorTof.cxx
index 78860cf063651f5a2723b7596d1b7e4b99d1fbc2..74287243e1ece3fba7e5fb8efd9a491382528430 100644
--- a/MQ/monitor/CbmDeviceMonitorTof.cxx
+++ b/MQ/monitor/CbmDeviceMonitorTof.cxx
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ try
    LOG(info) << "Histograms publication min. interval in s: " << fdMinPublishTime;
    LOG(info) << "Histograms publication max. interval in s: " << fdMaxPublishTime;
 
+   /// Set the Monitor Algo in Absolute time scale
+   fMonitorAlgo->UseAbsoluteTime();
+
    // Get the information about created channels from the device
    // Check if the defined channels from the topology (by name)
    // are in the list of channels which are possible/allowed