diff --git a/praktikant.go b/praktikant.go
index 82639a9..c4f8b82 100644
--- a/praktikant.go
+++ b/praktikant.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ func Arbeit() {
 		}
 	} else {
 		cleared := 0
-		checkDate := time.Now()
+		checkDate := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
+		newCheckDate := time.Now()
 		data, err := animeListCache.Get(bucketAppoint)
 		if err == nil {
 			nanora, err := BytesToInt64(data)
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ func Arbeit() {
 				checkDate = time.Unix(0, nanora)
 			}
 		}
-		newCheckDate := time.Now()
 		for _, a := range appoints {
 			if a.Time.Add(22 * time.Hour).Before(newCheckDate) {
 				// appointment expired
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func Arbeit() {
 					cleared++
 				}
 			} else {
-				if checkDate.Add(40*time.Minute).Before(a.Time) && newCheckDate.Add(60*time.Minute).After(a.Time) {
+				if checkDate.Add(time.Hour).Before(a.Time) && newCheckDate.Add(time.Hour).After(a.Time) {
 					// This has not happened and is happening soon
 					go AnnounceBomb(a.Anime, a.Time.Unix(), time.Until(a.Time.Add(-25*time.Minute)))
 				}