diff --git a/nun.go b/nun.go
index b903772..f396b9a 100644
--- a/nun.go
+++ b/nun.go
@@ -43,18 +43,20 @@ func (n *nunWatch) Main() {
 					log.Fatal("fail count too high; ending loop")
 					return
 				} else if n.fail > 3 {
-					log.Println("over three failures, increasing tick time by 5x")
-					ticker.Reset(5 * time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
+					log.Printf("over three failures, increasing tick time to %v minutes", 3*n.timer)
+					ticker.Reset(3 * time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
 					break
 				} else {
+					log.Printf("fail count %v", n.fail)
 					break
 				}
 			}
 			n.fail = 0
-			ticker.Reset(time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Second)
+			ticker.Reset(time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
 			if curT != n.timer {
 				log.Println("updating nunwatch timer")
 				ticker.Reset(time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
+				n.fail = 0
 				curT = n.timer
 			}