diff --git a/constants.h b/constants.h
index 401acad..ee9ecd8 100644
--- a/constants.h
+++ b/constants.h
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 #define TOPIC_ERRORS "garden/errors"
 #define TOPIC_STATE "garden/state"
 
-#define SLEEP_MILLIS (1000 * 60)
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+#define SLEEP_MILLIS_EARLY (1000 * 60)
+#define SLEEP_MILLIS (1000 * 60 * 60)
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diff --git a/gardensensor.ino b/gardensensor.ino
index 6c6590c..df18ccc 100644
--- a/gardensensor.ino
+++ b/gardensensor.ino
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 INCTXT(RootCA, "isrgrootx1.pem");
 
+RTC_DATA_ATTR uint32_t boot_count = 0;
+
 WiFiClientSecure sock;
 PubSubClient mqtt(sock);
 
@@ -18,12 +20,17 @@ Values values;
 Adafruit_seesaw ss;
 
 void setup() {
-    delay(1000);  // VSCode is slow to open the serial console after upload
-
     Serial.begin(115200);
     pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
     digitalWrite(13, 1);
 
+    // VSCode is slow to open the serial console after upload
+    if (boot_count == 0) {
+        delay(1000);
+    }
+    boot_count++;
+    Serial.printf("This is boot number %d\n", boot_count);
+
     if (!wifi_connect()) {
         Serial.printf("Failed to connect to WiFi, status %s\n", WiFi.status());
         reboot();
@@ -65,9 +72,11 @@ void setup() {
     mqtt.disconnect();
     delay(1000);
 
-    Serial.println("Entering deep sleep ...");
+    unsigned long timer =
+        ((boot_count <= 5 ? SLEEP_MILLIS_EARLY : SLEEP_MILLIS) - millis());
+    Serial.printf("Entering deep sleep for %d milliseconds...\n", timer);
     Serial.flush();
-    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup((SLEEP_MILLIS - millis()) * 1000);
+    esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(timer * 1000);
     esp_deep_sleep_start();
 }