diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index db07e9d0..77b91377 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -338,8 +338,10 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE(){
 				break
 			fi
 		done
-		end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start)); echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}s... sleeping for 5secs..."
-		sleep 5s
+		end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start))
+		echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}s"
+		[ ${runtime} -lt 10 ] && echo "Sleeping for $(expr 10 - ${runtime})s"
+		[ ${runtime} -lt 10 ] && sleep $(expr 10 - ${runtime})s
 	done # &
 	${PW_TMPFOLDER}/zservicerun.${SENSORa}.done
 }