diff --git a/Adafruit_IO/client.py b/Adafruit_IO/client.py
index 7ffe7d3..fb1cb41 100644
--- a/Adafruit_IO/client.py
+++ b/Adafruit_IO/client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
+import time
 from time import struct_time
 import json
 import platform
@@ -182,9 +183,19 @@ def receive_time(self):
         https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/time.html#time.struct_time
         """
         path = 'integrations/time/struct.json'
-        time = self._get(path)
-        return struct_time((time['year'], time['mon'], time['mday'], time['hour'],
-                            time['min'], time['sec'], time['wday'], time['yday'], time['isdst']))
+        return self._parse_time_struct(self._get(path))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_time_struct(time_dict: dict) -> time.struct_time:
+        """Parse the time data returned by the server and return a  time_struct
+
+        Corrects for the weekday returned by the server in Sunday=0 format
+        (Python expects Monday=0)
+        """
+        wday = (time_dict['wday'] - 1) % 7
+        return struct_time((time_dict['year'], time_dict['mon'], time_dict['mday'],
+                            time_dict['hour'], time_dict['min'], time_dict['sec'],
+                            wday, time_dict['yday'], time_dict['isdst']))
 
     def receive_weather(self, weather_id=None):
         """Adafruit IO Weather Service, Powered by Dark Sky
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index c037411..c1190bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestClient(base.IOTestCase):
     # If your IP isn't put on the list of non-throttled IPs, uncomment the
     # function below to waste time between tests to prevent throttling.
     #def tearDown(self):
-    time.sleep(30.0)
+    #    time.sleep(30.0)
 
     # Helper Methods
     def get_client(self):
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def test_create_data(self):
         data = Data(value=42)
         result = aio.create_data('testfeed', data)
         self.assertEqual(int(result.value), 42)
-    
+
     def test_location_data(self):
         """receive_location
         """
@@ -160,11 +160,41 @@ def test_time_data(self):
         """receive_time
         """
         aio = self.get_client()
-        time = aio.receive_time()
+        server_time = aio.receive_time()
         # Check that each value is rx'd properly
         # (should never be None type)
-        for time_data in time:
+        for time_data in server_time:
             self.assertIsNotNone(time_data)
+        # Check that the week day was interpreted properly
+        adjusted_time = time.localtime(time.mktime(server_time))
+        self.assertEqual(server_time.tm_wday, adjusted_time.tm_wday)
+
+    def test_parse_time_struct(self):
+        """Ensure the _parse_time_struct method properly handles all 7
+        week days. Particularly important to make sure Sunday is 6,
+        not -1"""
+        # Zero time is a dictionary as would be provided by server
+        # (wday is one higher than it should be)
+        zero_time = {'year': 1970,
+                     'mon': 1,
+                     'mday': 1,
+                     'hour': 0,
+                     'min': 0,
+                     'sec': 0,
+                     'wday': 4,
+                     'yday': 1,
+                     'isdst': 0}
+
+        # Create a good struct for each day of the week and make sure
+        # the server-style dictionary is parsed correctly
+        for k in range(7):
+            real_struct = time.gmtime(k * 86400)
+            d = zero_time.copy()
+            d['mday'] += k
+            d['wday'] += k
+            d['yday'] += k
+            newd = Client._parse_time_struct(d)
+            self.assertEqual(newd.tm_wday, real_struct.tm_wday)
 
     # Test Feed Functionality
     def test_append_by_feed_name(self):
@@ -269,3 +299,7 @@ def test_receive_group_by_key(self):
         group = io.create_group(Group(name='grouprx'))
         response = io.groups(group.key)
         self.assertEqual(response.key, 'grouprx')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()