diff --git a/inc/power.inc.sh b/inc/power.inc.sh
index 551925a8..638983ee 100644
--- a/inc/power.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/power.inc.sh
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@ CHECKPOWER(){
 CHECKPOWER_SERVICE(){
 	touch ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/power.ac.start
 	touch ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/power.dc.start
+	runEvery=10  #SECONDS
 	while true; do
+		start=$(date +%s)
 		source ${PW_FOLDER}/defaults.inc
 		
 		[ "${TEST_INPUTACV}" != "" ] || [ "${TEST_BATTVOLT}" != "" ] && TESTMODE=1 || TESTMODE=0
@@ -543,8 +545,10 @@ Shutting down main servers" 1
 #
 #
 # 		fi
-		
-	    sleep 10s
+		end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start))
+		echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}s"; [ ${runtime} -lt ${runEvery} ] && echo "Sleeping for $(expr ${runEvery} - ${runtime})s"
+		[ ${runtime} -lt ${runEvery} ] && sleep $(expr ${runEvery} - ${runtime})s || echo "Not sleeping, ran for ${runtime}s previsoulsy"
+	    # sleep 10s
 	done # & 
 }
 
diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index 07f08ba2..82d6c553 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE(){
 			fi
 		done
 		end=`date +%s`; runtime=$((end-start))
-		# echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}s"
-		[ ${runtime} -lt ${runEvery} ] && echo "Sleeping for $(expr ${runEvery} - ${runtime})s"
+		# echo -e "Runtime: ${runtime}s"; [ ${runtime} -lt ${runEvery} ] && echo "Sleeping for $(expr ${runEvery} - ${runtime})s"
 		[ ${runtime} -lt ${runEvery} ] && sleep $(expr ${runEvery} - ${runtime})s
 	done # &
 	${PW_TMPFOLDER}/zservicerun.${SENSORa}.done