diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4c32811..ea94cc9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
+        "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
         "gotify": "^1.1.0",
         "node-fetch": "2.6.7"
@@ -249,6 +250,18 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/date-fns": {
+      "version": "2.29.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.29.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dDCnyH2WnnKusqvZZ6+jA1O51Ibt8ZMRNkDZdyAyK4YfbDwa/cEmuztzG5pk6hqlp9aSBPYcjOlktquahGwGeA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.11"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/date-fns"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/decompress-response": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/decompress-response/-/decompress-response-5.0.0.tgz",
@@ -842,6 +855,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "date-fns": {
+      "version": "2.29.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.29.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dDCnyH2WnnKusqvZZ6+jA1O51Ibt8ZMRNkDZdyAyK4YfbDwa/cEmuztzG5pk6hqlp9aSBPYcjOlktquahGwGeA=="
+    },
     "decompress-response": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/decompress-response/-/decompress-response-5.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1a718d..fd05753 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "gotify": "^1.1.0",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 70fef2f..4542700 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { Gotify, gotify } from 'gotify';
+import { isBefore } from 'date-fns';
 
 const PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT) || 3000;
 const SET_POINT = parseFloat(process.env.SET_POINT);
@@ -29,10 +30,7 @@ const ENDPOINT = process.env.ENDPOINT;
 const GOTIFY_HOST = process.env.GOTIFY_HOST;
 const GOTIFY_TOKEN = process.env.GOTIFY_TOKEN;
 const TICK_THRESHOLD = parseInt(process.env.TICK_THRESHOLD ?? '15');	
-const SLEEP_TIMER = 500;
-
-let numberOfTicks = 0;
-let numberOfEarlyTicks = 0;
+const SLEEP_TIMER = 3000;
 
 async function temperatoTick() {
   try {
@@ -40,38 +38,26 @@ async function temperatoTick() {
       timeout: 5000,
     });
     const data: any = await response.json();
-    
-    if (data.temperature < SET_POINT && data.temperature >= EARLY_WARNING) {
-      numberOfEarlyTicks++;
-      if (numberOfEarlyTicks == TICK_THRESHOLD) {
-        numberOfEarlyTicks = 0;
-      }
+    const result = data
+      .reduce((accum: any, datum: any) => (((accum && isBefore(new Date(accum?.timestamp), new Date(datum?.timestamp))) || !accum) ? datum : accum));
 
-      if (numberOfEarlyTicks == 0) {
-        await gotify({
-          server: GOTIFY_HOST,
-          app: GOTIFY_TOKEN,
-          title: 'Warning!',
-          message: EARLY_WARNING_MESSAGE,
-          priority: 10,
-        });
-      }
+    if (result.value < SET_POINT && result.value >= EARLY_WARNING) {
+      await gotify({
+        server: GOTIFY_HOST,
+        app: GOTIFY_TOKEN,
+        title: 'Warning!',
+        message: EARLY_WARNING_MESSAGE,
+        priority: 10,
+      });
     }
-    if (data.temperature >= SET_POINT) {
-      numberOfTicks++;
-      if (numberOfTicks == TICK_THRESHOLD) {
-        numberOfTicks = 0;
-      }
-
-      if (numberOfTicks == 0) {
-        await gotify({
-          server: GOTIFY_HOST,
-          app: GOTIFY_TOKEN,
-          title: 'Alert!',
-          message: MESSAGE,
-          priority: 10,
-        });
-      }
+    if (result.value >= SET_POINT) {
+      await gotify({
+        server: GOTIFY_HOST,
+        app: GOTIFY_TOKEN,
+        title: 'Alert!',
+        message: MESSAGE,
+        priority: 10,
+      });
     }
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(new Date(), e);