diff --git a/src/sinkSender.c b/src/sinkSender.c
index 712b850..789d1fb 100644
--- a/src/sinkSender.c
+++ b/src/sinkSender.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void sinkSenderSendMinute() {
 
 
 void sinkSenderPut(uint32_t seconds, uint32_t frequency) {
-  bool settled = false;
+  static bool settled = false;
 
   led(E_GREEN, false);
   logmsg(LOG_DEBUG, "s: %lu, f: %lu", seconds, frequency);