diff --git a/laundry_status.R b/laundry_status.R
index 40c53c3..6706875 100755
--- a/laundry_status.R
+++ b/laundry_status.R
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ bucket = "home_assistant"
 home_assistant <- InfluxDBClient$new(url = "https://influxdb.dendroalsia.net",
                                      token = token,
                                      org = org)
-update_interval <- 5
-long_term_rounds <- 1440/update_interval
+longterm_run_time <- ymd_hms("2024-01-01:00:00:00", tz = "America/Chicago")
 power_threshold_on <- 10
 power_threshold_wash_door <- 4
 power_threshold_dry_door <- 1.5
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ update_data <- function(){
     current_status[[entity]] <- ifelse(values %>% filter(entity_id %in% entity) %>% tail(1) %>% pull(value) > power_threshold_on, "on", "off")
   }
   current_status <- bind_rows(current_status)
-  
+  current_status_update <<- ifelse((current_status$washing_machine_power == "on")|(current_status$dryer_power) == "on", TRUE, FALSE)
   ## add spanish translations
   current_status <- current_status %>%
     mutate(dryer_power_es = ifelse(dryer_power == "on", "encendida", "apagada"),
@@ -210,6 +209,7 @@ update_longterm_data <- function(){
   Sys.setlocale("LC_TIME", "en_US.UTF-8")
   
   run_time <- Sys.time()
+  longterm_run_time <<- run_time
   start_time <- floor_date(run_time - ddays(365), unit = "days")
   values <- home_assistant$query(paste0('from(bucket: "home_assistant") |> range(start: ', 
                                         start_time,
@@ -301,13 +301,18 @@ update_longterm_data <- function(){
 }
 
 continue <- TRUE
-i <- 0
 while(continue){
   message(Sys.time())
   update_data()
-  if (i %% long_term_rounds == 0) {
+  if (as.double(difftime(Sys.time(), longterm_run_time, units = "hours", tz = "America/Chicago")) > 24) {
     update_longterm_data()
   }
-  i <- i + 1
-  Sys.sleep(60*update_interval)
+  if (current_status_update == TRUE) {
+    message("sleeping for 1 minute")
+    Sys.sleep(60*1)
+  } else {
+    message("sleeping for 5 minutes")
+    Sys.sleep(60*5)
+  }
+  
 }