diff --git a/src/screens/app_gui.c b/src/screens/app_gui.c
index 910591b..369c07e 100644
--- a/src/screens/app_gui.c
+++ b/src/screens/app_gui.c
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ void gui_loop_iter(GuiEvent message)
                     if (app_config.moisture_enable) {
                         if (s_app.moisture_pt > app_config.moisture_threshold_percent) {
                             // watering not needed
+
+                            // Pretend we started the cycle, so we don't get into this loop again and again for the whole minute
+                            s_app.last_cycle_time.hour = s_app.rtc_time.hour;
+                            s_app.last_cycle_time.minute = s_app.rtc_time.minute;
+                            s_app.cycle_time_checking = false;
                             break;
                         }
                     }