diff --git a/timeRequest.ino b/timeRequest.ino
index c10241c..39c317b 100644
--- a/timeRequest.ino
+++ b/timeRequest.ino
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #endif
 #define MY_RF24_CHANNEL 83
 #define MY_BAUD_RATE 57600
-#define MY_DEBUG
+//#define MY_DEBUG
 
 #define SKETCH_NAME "timeRequest"
 #define SKETCH_VERSION "20171203_01"
@@ -41,38 +41,20 @@
 } // presentation
 
 
-void printDigits(int digits){
-  // utility function for digital clock display: prints preceding colon and leading 0
-  if(digits < 10)
-    Serial.print('0');
-  Serial.print(digits);
-} // printDigits
-
-
 void receiveTime(unsigned long ts)
 {
   const unsigned long DEFAULT_TIME = 1357041600; // Jan 1 2017
   
+#ifdef MY_DEBUG
   Serial.print('[');
   Serial.print(millis() / 1000);
   Serial.print(F("]: ts: "));
   Serial.println(ts);
+#endif
 
   if (ts > DEFAULT_TIME)
   {
     setTime(ts);
-
-    printDigits(hour());
-    Serial.write(':');
-    printDigits(minute());
-    Serial.write(':');
-    printDigits(second());
-    Serial.write(' ');
-    printDigits(day());
-    Serial.write('.');
-    printDigits(month());
-    Serial.write('.');
-    Serial.println(year()); 
   }
 } // receiveTime
 
@@ -98,6 +80,33 @@
 #endif
 
 
+void printDigits(int digits)
+{
+  // utility function for digital clock display: prints preceding colon and leading 0
+  if(digits < 10)
+  {
+    Serial.print('0');
+  }
+  Serial.print(digits);
+} // printDigits
+
+
+void printTime()
+{
+  printDigits(hour());
+  Serial.write(':');
+  printDigits(minute());
+  Serial.write(':');
+  printDigits(second());
+  Serial.write(' ');
+  printDigits(day());
+  Serial.write('.');
+  printDigits(month());
+  Serial.write('.');
+  Serial.println(year());
+} // printTime
+
+
 void setup()
 {
   Serial.begin(MY_BAUD_RATE);
@@ -106,11 +115,15 @@
   Serial.print(F("Version: "));
   Serial.println(F(SKETCH_VERSION));
   Serial.flush();
+
+  // request time at first
+  requestTime();
 } // setup
 
 
 void loop()
 {
+#ifdef MY_DEBUG
   static unsigned long lastRequest = 0;
   unsigned long currentTime = millis();
   if (currentTime - lastRequest >= 10000UL)
@@ -118,4 +131,18 @@
     lastRequest = currentTime;
     requestTime();
   }
+#else
+  static unsigned int lastHour = 0;
+  // request time every our
+  if (hour() != lastHour)
+  {
+    requestTime();
+    lastHour = hour();
+  }
+
+  printTime();
+
+  sleep(10000UL);
+#endif
 } // loop
+