diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_29_deepsleep.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_29_deepsleep.ino
index 81f7b3a3e..859d0e5ed 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_29_deepsleep.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_29_deepsleep.ino
@@ -118,11 +118,16 @@ void DeepSleepPrepare(void)
     RtcSettings.deepsleep_slip = tmin(tmax(RtcSettings.deepsleep_slip, 9000), 11000);
   }
 
+  AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR("DSPrep: time %ld, next %ld, slip %ld"),
+      timeslip, RtcSettings.nextwakeup, RtcSettings.deepsleep_slip );
   // It may happen that wakeup in just <5 seconds in future
   // In this case also add deepsleep to nextwakeup
   if (RtcSettings.nextwakeup <= (LocalTime() + DEEPSLEEP_MIN_TIME)) {
-    // ensure nextwakeup is at least in the future
+    // ensure nextwakeup is at least in the future, and add 5%
     RtcSettings.nextwakeup += (((LocalTime() + DEEPSLEEP_MIN_TIME - RtcSettings.nextwakeup) / Settings->deepsleep) + 1) * Settings->deepsleep;
+    RtcSettings.nextwakeup += Settings->deepsleep * 0.05;
+    AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR("DSPrep too short: time %ld, next %ld, slip %ld"),
+          timeslip, RtcSettings.nextwakeup, RtcSettings.deepsleep_slip);
   }
 
   String dt = GetDT(RtcSettings.nextwakeup);  // 2017-03-07T11:08:02