diff --git a/mini-beieli-node.ino b/mini-beieli-node.ino
index db681d5..c7d0bc3 100644
--- a/mini-beieli-node.ino
+++ b/mini-beieli-node.ino
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ void StartNewIteration() {
       if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
         gCatena.SafePrintf("looks like we timed out waiting for sending to finish...\n", wait_time);
       }
+      LMIC_clrTxData();
       send_in_progress = false;
     }
     wait_time = (uint32_t)((millis() - start_time) / 1000);
@@ -887,12 +888,12 @@ void doSleepAlert(const bool fDeepSleep)
   }
 
   // we wait an extra five seconds...
-  uint32_t tNow = millis();
-  while (uint32_t(millis() - tNow) < 5000)
-  {
-    gCatena.poll();
-    yield();
-  }
+  //uint32_t tNow = millis();
+  //while (uint32_t(millis() - tNow) < 5000)
+  //{
+  //  gCatena.poll();
+  //  yield();
+  //}
 
 
   if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {