diff --git a/examples/protocols/sntp/main/sntp_example_main.c b/examples/protocols/sntp/main/sntp_example_main.c
index c1f899e491..cada529e83 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/sntp/main/sntp_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/sntp/main/sntp_example_main.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ static void initialize_sntp(void)
 #else   /* LWIP_DHCP_GET_NTP_SRV && (SNTP_MAX_SERVERS > 1) */
     // otherwise, use DNS address from a pool
     sntp_setservername(0, CONFIG_SNTP_TIME_SERVER);
+
+    sntp_setservername(1, "pool.ntp.org");     // set the secondary NTP server (will be used only if SNTP_MAX_SERVERS > 1)
 #endif
 
     sntp_set_time_sync_notification_cb(time_sync_notification_cb);
diff --git a/examples/protocols/sntp/sdkconfig.ci b/examples/protocols/sntp/sdkconfig.ci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4c701a007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/sntp/sdkconfig.ci
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_SNTP_TIME_SERVER="time.windows.com"
+CONFIG_LWIP_SNTP_MAX_SERVERS=2