diff --git a/apps/chimer/settings.js b/apps/chimer/settings.js
index 8e2fccb61..5631b4332 100644
--- a/apps/chimer/settings.js
+++ b/apps/chimer/settings.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   var FILE = "chimer.json";
   var settings = {};
   const chimes = ["Off", "Buzz", "Beep", "Both"];
-  const frequency = ["60", "30", "15"];
+  const frequency = ["60", "30", "15", "1"];
 
 
 var showMainMenu = () => {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var showMainMenu = () => {
     },
     "Frequency": {
       value: settings.freq,
-      min: 0, max: 2,
+      min: 0, max: 3,
       format: v => frequency[v],
       onchange: v => {
         settings.freq = v;
diff --git a/apps/chimer/widget.js b/apps/chimer/widget.js
index d7a98ecdb..046b0f4e8 100644
--- a/apps/chimer/widget.js
+++ b/apps/chimer/widget.js
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   var readSettings = () => {
     var settings = require("Storage").readJSON(FILE, 1) || {
       type: 1,
-      freq: 0,
+      freq: 2,
       repeat: 1,
     };
     return settings;
   };
 
-  var settings = {};
+  var settings = readSettings();
 
 function sleep(milliseconds) {
     const date = Date.now();
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ function sleep(milliseconds) {
 
   function chime() {
     for(let i = 0; i < settings.repeat; i++){
-    if (settings.type == 1){
+    if (settings.type === 1){
       Bangle.buzz(100);
-    } else if(settings.type == 2){
+    } else if(settings.type === 2){
       Bangle.beep();
     } else {
       return;
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ function sleep(milliseconds) {
 
   //let lastHour = (new Date()).getHours(); // don't chime when (re)loaded at a whole hour h!==lastHour
   function check() {
-    settings = readSettings();
     const now = new Date(),
       h = now.getHours(), m = now.getMinutes(),
       s = now.getSeconds(), ms = now.getMilliseconds();
-    if (settings.freq == 1){
-    if (m==0 || m==30) chime();
+    if (settings.freq === 1){
+    if (m===0 || m===30) chime();
     lastHour = h;
     // check again in 30 minutes
     switch (true){
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ function sleep(milliseconds) {
     }
     setTimeout(check, msLeft);
 
-  }else if (settings.freq == 2){
-    if (m==0 || m==15 || m==30 || m==45) chime();
+  }else if (settings.freq === 2){
+    if (m===0 || m===15 || m===30 || m===45) chime();
     lastHour = h;
     // check again in 15 minutes
     switch (true){
@@ -70,9 +69,16 @@ function sleep(milliseconds) {
         break;
     }
     setTimeout(check, msLeft);
+    }else if (settings.freq === 3){
+    chime();
+    lastHour = h;
+    // check again in 1 minute
+
+    var mLeft = 1, sLeft = (mLeft*60)-s, msLeft = (sLeft*1000)-ms;
+    setTimeout(check, msLeft);
 
   }else{
-    if (m==0) chime();
+    if (m===0) chime();
     lastHour = h;
     // check again in 60 minutes
     var mLeft = 60-m, sLeft = (mLeft*60)-s, msLeft = (sLeft*1000)-ms;