diff --git a/CubeGotchi.ino b/CubeGotchi.ino
index cef906f..3ecdb85 100644
--- a/CubeGotchi.ino
+++ b/CubeGotchi.ino
@@ -68,14 +68,10 @@ static void hal_log(log_level_t level, char *buff, ...) {
 
 static void hal_sleep_until(timestamp_t ts) {
   #ifdef ENABLE_REAL_TIME
-  while (true) {
-    // Calculate the remaining time until the target timestamp
-    int32_t remaining = (int32_t)(ts - hal_get_timestamp());
-    // Exit the loop if the target time has been reached or passed
-    if (remaining <= 0) {
-      break;
-    }
-    delayMicroseconds(remaining); // Delay for remaining microseconds
+  int32_t remaining = (int32_t) (ts - hal_get_timestamp());
+  if (remaining > 0) {
+    delayMicroseconds(remaining);
+    delayMicroseconds(1000);
   }
   #endif
 }