diff --git a/scripts/bar.sh b/scripts/bar.sh
index 315e0f6..b8a552c 100755
--- a/scripts/bar.sh
+++ b/scripts/bar.sh
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ clock() {
         info=$(date +"%H:%M")
         #Bad hack: convert to int to remove leading 0s
         seconds_to_wait=$[ 61 - $(date +"%S" | awk '{print int($0)}') ];
+        if [ "$seconds_to_wait" -gt 10 ]; then
+            seconds_to_wait=10
+        fi
         echo clock "%{A:I "clock 1061":}$icon_clock $info%{A}" > $FIFO;
         
         sleep $seconds_to_wait