diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/Services/MissedReadingService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/Services/MissedReadingService.java
index a8b66e9403..8085276999 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/Services/MissedReadingService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/Services/MissedReadingService.java
@@ -135,9 +135,17 @@ private void checkBackAfterMissedTime(long alarmIn) {
     
     // alarmIn is relative time ms
     public void setAlarm(long alarmIn, boolean force) {
-        if(!force && (alarmIn < 5 * 60 * 1000)) {
-            // No need to check more than once every 5 minutes
-            alarmIn = 5 * 60 * 1000;
+        final SharedPreferences prefs;
+        final Context context;
+        final int bg_missed_minutes;
+
+        context = getApplicationContext();
+        prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+        bg_missed_minutes =  readPerfsInt(prefs, "bg_missed_minutes", 5);// No need to check more than once every 5 minutes
+
+
+        if(!force && (alarmIn < bg_missed_minutes * 60 * 1000)) {
+            alarmIn = bg_missed_minutes * 60 * 1000;
         }
     	Log.d(TAG, "Setting timer to  " + alarmIn / 60000 + " minutes from now" );
         //Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/UtilityModels/Blukon.java b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/UtilityModels/Blukon.java
index d92b6b2fee..004b42fa50 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/UtilityModels/Blukon.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/eveningoutpost/dexdrip/UtilityModels/Blukon.java
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public static boolean isCollecting() {
             }
         }
 
+        Log.w(TAG,"isCollecting() returns: " + m_communicationStarted);
+
         return m_communicationStarted;
     }
 
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ public static void clearPin() {
     }
 
     public static void initialize() {
-            Log.i(TAG, "initialize!");
+            Log.w(TAG, "initialize Blukon!");
             Pref.setInt("bridge_battery", 0); //force battery to no-value before first reading
             Pref.setInt("nfc_sensor_age", 0); //force sensor age to no-value before first reading
             JoH.clearRatelimit(BLUKON_GETSENSORAGE_TIMER);