diff --git a/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp b/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
index 50b41488b2..1949e4859c 100644
--- a/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -1296,6 +1296,16 @@ int Logger::get_log_file_name(LogType type, char *file_name, size_t file_name_si
 	px4_clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
 	timestamp_utc = ts.tv_sec + (ts.tv_nsec / 1e9);
 
+	// Apply UTC offset parameter and handle potential underflow
+	int32_t utc_offset_seconds = _param_sdlog_utc_offset.get() * 60;
+
+	if (utc_offset_seconds < 0 && timestamp_utc < (uint32_t)abs(utc_offset_seconds)) {
+		timestamp_utc = 0;
+
+	} else {
+		timestamp_utc += utc_offset_seconds;
+	}
+
 	const char *replay_suffix = "";
 
 	if (_replay_file_name) {
@@ -1315,7 +1325,6 @@ int Logger::get_log_file_name(LogType type, char *file_name, size_t file_name_si
 
 	// Check if time is non-zero for valid UTC timestamp
 	if (timestamp_utc > 0) {
-		timestamp_utc += _param_sdlog_utc_offset.get() * 60;
 
 		tm tt = {};
 		gmtime_r(&timestamp_utc, &tt);