diff --git a/psi-alerts.sh b/psi-alerts.sh
index 17b8fc4..f48594b 100755
--- a/psi-alerts.sh
+++ b/psi-alerts.sh
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ typeset -A notice_sent
 typeset -A secs
 integer last_dunst_id=-1
 
-journalctl -b 0 -fu "${svc}"  | \
+journalctl -b 0 -fn 3 -u "${svc}"  | \
 while read line; do
     local psi_type="$(grep -Eo "(CPU|MEM|IO) PSI event" <<< "${line}" | grep -Eo "CPU|MEM|IO")"
     if [[ -n "${psi_type}" ]]; then