diff --git a/services/shellchat/src/cmds/sleep.rs b/services/shellchat/src/cmds/sleep.rs
index c64fc3b52..42a3217bc 100644
--- a/services/shellchat/src/cmds/sleep.rs
+++ b/services/shellchat/src/cmds/sleep.rs
@@ -90,13 +90,15 @@ impl<'a> ShellCmdApi<'a> for Sleep {
                             let trng = trng::Trng::new(&xns).unwrap();
                             ticktimer.sleep_ms(1500).unwrap();
                             let mut iters = 0;
+                            let mut timeouts = 0;
                             loop {
-                                log::info!("suspend/resume cycle: {}", iters);
-                                llio.set_wakeup_alarm(4).unwrap();
+                                log::info!("suspend/resume cycle: {} ({} timeouts)", iters, timeouts);
+                                llio.set_wakeup_alarm(5).unwrap();
                                 ticktimer.sleep_ms(1000).ok();
                                 match susres.initiate_suspend() {
                                     Err(xous::Error::Timeout) => {
-                                        log::warn!("Couldn't suspend, a server was blocking suspend.\n");
+                                        timeouts += 1;
+                                        log::warn!("Couldn't suspend, a server was blocking suspend. ({}/{})\n", timeouts, iters);
                                     }
                                     Ok(_) => {},
                                     Err(e) => {