diff --git a/psi-alerts.sh b/psi-alerts.sh
index 9f04c61..fc6bc0b 100755
--- a/psi-alerts.sh
+++ b/psi-alerts.sh
@@ -261,55 +261,51 @@ check_dunst_id_is_visible () {
 }
 
 local current_alarm=""
-local last_alarm=""
 typeset -A notice_sent
 typeset -A secs
 integer last_dunst_id=-1
 local last_line=""
 
-set -x
+#set -x
 while true; do
     local line=$(journalctl -u ${svc} -n1)
+    local now=$(date +%s)
+    local last_timestamp=$(date -d "$(awk '{print $1" "$2" "$3}' <<< "${line}")" +%s)
+    local time_diff=$(( now - last_timestamp ))
     if [[ "${last_line}" == "${line}" ]]; then
-        # line hasn't changed since last run, do nothing
+        # last line hasn't changed, check to see if we can clear alarms
+        if (( time_diff >= 3 )); then
+            # haven't seen a monitor alert for 3 seconds, see if we can clear them
+            if [[ -n "${current_alarms}" ]]; then
+                typeset -a alarms=( $(tr '|' ' ' <<< "$current_alarms") )
+                for alarm in ${alarms}; do
+                    integer elapsed=$(( now - ${secs[${alarm}]} ))
+                    if is_clear "${alarm}" && (( elapsed >= 300 )); then
+                        current_alarms=$(sed -E "s/${alarm}\|?//" <<< "${current_alarms}")
+                        last_alarm=$(awk -F'|' '{print $NF}' <<< "${current_alarms}")
+                        unset "notice_sent[${alarm}]"
+                        unset "secs[${alarm}]"
+                    fi
+                done
+            fi
+            sleep 1
+            continue
+        fi
+    
         sleep 1
         continue
     fi
     last_line="${line}"
-    local now=$(date +%s)
-    local last_timestamp=$(date -d $(awk '{print $1" "$2" "$3}' <<< "${line}") +%s)
-    local time_diff=$(( now - last_timestamp ))
-    if (( time_diff >= 3 )); then
-        # haven't seen a monitor alert for 3 seconds, see if we can clear them
-        if [[ -n "${current_alarms}" ]]; then
-            typeset -a alarms=( $(tr '|' ' ' <<< "$current_alarms") )
-            for alarm in ${alarms}; do
-                integer elapsed=$(( now - ${secs[${alarm}]} ))
-                if is_clear "${alarm}" && (( elapsed >= 300 )); then
-                    current_alarms=$(sed -E "s/${alarm}\|?//" <<< "${current_alarms}")
-                    last_alarm=$(awk -F'|' '{print $NF}' <<< "${current_alarms}")
-                    unset "notice_sent[${alarm}]"
-                    unset "secs[${alarm}]"
-                fi
-            done
-        fi
-        sleep 1
-        continue
-    fi
     local psi_type="$(grep -Eo "(CPU|MEM|IO) PSI event" <<< "${line}" | grep -Eo "CPU|MEM|IO")"
     if [[ -n "${psi_type}" ]]; then
         secs+=(${psi_type} ${now})
-        if [[ "${psi_type}" != "${last_alarm}" ]]; then
-            if [[ ! ${notice_sent[${psi_type}]} ]]; then
-                last_dunst_id=$(exec_notices "${psi_type}" "${current_alarms}")
-                notice_sent+=(${psi_type} true)
-            elif (( last_dunst_id >= 0 )) && check_dunst_id_is_visible "${last_dunst_id}"; then
-                last_alarm="${psi_type}"
-                sleep 1
-                continue
-            fi
+        if [[ ! ${notice_sent[${psi_type}]} ]]; then
+            last_dunst_id=$(exec_notices "${psi_type}" "${current_alarms}")
+            notice_sent+=(${psi_type} true)
+        elif (( last_dunst_id >= 0 )) && check_dunst_id_is_visible "${last_dunst_id}"; then
+            sleep 1
+            continue
         fi
-        last_alarm="${psi_type}"
         if [[ -z "${current_alarms}" ]]; then
             current_alarms="${psi_type}"
         else
@@ -320,5 +316,5 @@ while true; do
     fi
     sleep 1
 done
-set +x
+#set +x