diff --git a/apps/chimer/settings.js b/apps/chimer/settings.js
index b8fbf7880..8e2fccb61 100644
--- a/apps/chimer/settings.js
+++ b/apps/chimer/settings.js
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ var showMainMenu = () => {
         writeSettings(settings);
       }
     }
-  })
-}
+  });
+};
 
 
   var readSettings = () => {
diff --git a/apps/chimer/widget.js b/apps/chimer/widget.js
index 1e3a7fed9..2df7512f2 100644
--- a/apps/chimer/widget.js
+++ b/apps/chimer/widget.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     return settings;
   };
 
-  var settings = readSettings()
+  var settings = {};
 
 function sleep(milliseconds) {
     const date = Date.now();
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@ function sleep(milliseconds) {
     for(let i = 0; i < settings.repeat; i++){
     if (settings.type == 1){
       Bangle.buzz(100);
-      sleep(100);
     } else if(settings.type == 2){
       Bangle.beep();
-      sleep(100);
     } else {
       return;
     }
   }
-  }
+  };
 
   //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();
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ function sleep(milliseconds) {
 
 
 
-  }
+  };
 
   check();
 })