diff --git a/sunset-alarm b/sunset-alarm
index 617cc31..93c0066 100755
--- a/sunset-alarm
+++ b/sunset-alarm
@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@ while true; do
         echo "Alert time has been reached, show message."
         show_alert
         NOTIFIED="true"
-
-        echo "Alert has been dismissed, sleeping for 5 minutes."
-        sleep 290
-        echo "Waking back up from notification dismissal."
+        echo "Alert has been dismissed."
+        if [[ -n "$PERSIST" ]]; then
+            echo "Sleeping for 5 minutes before next notification."
+            sleep 300
+        fi
     elif [[ "$SUNSET_EPOCH" == 0 ]]; then
         echo "ERROR: Sunset time has not been calculated yet, cannot alert." >&2
     elif [[ -n "$NOTIFIED" && -z "$PERSIST" ]]; then
@@ -248,6 +249,4 @@ while true; do
         LAST_DATE=""
         NOTIFIED=""
     fi
-
-    sleep 10
 done