Hello!
I’m fine-tuning my NTP digital clock device. I’m using an ESP32, a RTC module with coin battery, and a 4-digit 7 segment display. It’s a simple thing, it would probably cost $3 at a goodwill.
Except I have mine connect with an NTP server at 0201 to sync with the time, hopefully to fix the Daylight savings hour change. And the battery RTC module lets the clock get unplugged and retains the time despite power loss.
My latest code, I’ve found, sometimes freezes the clock at 0201. I noticed that it’s in an infinite while loop, attempting to connect to the wifi. (That’s my hunch.) I’m introducing a function that will allow only a certain number of wifi connection attempts before giving up.
My function code is:

void ntpClockCheck(){
      Serial.print("Connecting to ");
      Serial.println(ssid);
      WiFi.begin(ssid, password);

      while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
        for (int tries = 0; tries <= 5; tries++){
          delay(500);
          Serial.print(".");
        }
        
      }
    Serial.println("Updating with NTP");
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.println("WiFi connected.");
  
    // Init and get the time
    configTime(gmtOffset_sec, daylightOffset_sec, ntpServer);
    //disconnect WiFi as it's no longer needed
    WiFi.disconnect(true);
    WiFi.mode(WIFI_OFF);
    } 

Like I said, maybe one night out of the week, I’ll wake up to see the time display frozen at 2:01. Is my function code written correctly, giving it 5 attempts to connect? 
Do I need to introduce a

break

somewhere?
Thank you
Don