diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp
index 3373966c2..5418d6620 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ int32_t AirQualityTelemetryModule::runOnce()
 
             if (!sensor->isActive()) {
                 LOG_DEBUG("Waking up: %s", sensor->sensorName);
+                if (awakeAheadOfTimeMs == 0)
+                    startAirQualityTelemetryCycle = millis();
+                awakeAheadOfTimeMs = max(awakeAheadOfTimeMs, sensor->wakeUpTimeMs());
+                // TODO multiple sensors with different wake up times collide
                 return sensor->wakeUp();
             }
 
@@ -219,19 +223,35 @@ int32_t AirQualityTelemetryModule::runOnce()
         }
 
         bool telemetryDue = (lastTelemetry == 0) || !Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs(lastTelemetry, telemetryIntervalMs);
-
         bool phoneDue = (lastSentToPhone == 0) || !Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs(lastSentToPhone, sendToPhoneIntervalMs);
 
         if (telemetryDue && telemetryAllowed) {
-            sendTelemetry();
-
-            if (transmitHistory) {
-                transmitHistory->setLastSentToMesh(TX_HISTORY_KEY_AIR_QUALITY_TELEMETRY);
+            if (sendTelemetry()) {
+                if (transmitHistory) {
+                    transmitHistory->setLastSentToMesh(TX_HISTORY_KEY_AIR_QUALITY_TELEMETRY);
+                }
+                // Correct the awake time, trimming to 0
+                const unsigned long elapsed = millis() - startAirQualityTelemetryCycle;
+                awakeAheadOfTimeMs = elapsed >= awakeAheadOfTimeMs ? 0 : awakeAheadOfTimeMs - elapsed;
+                // LOG_DEBUG("Time to publish. Correcting ahead of time by: %d", awakeAheadOfTimeMs);
+            } else {
+                awakeAheadOfTimeMs = 0;
             }
         } else if (phoneDue && phoneAllowed) {
             // Mesh transmission isn't due yet, but we can still update the phone.
-            sendTelemetry(NODENUM_BROADCAST, true);
-            lastSentToPhone = millis();
+            if (sendTelemetry(NODENUM_BROADCAST, true)) {
+                lastSentToPhone = millis();
+                // Correct the awake time, trimming to 0
+                const unsigned long elapsed = millis() - startAirQualityTelemetryCycle;
+                awakeAheadOfTimeMs = elapsed >= awakeAheadOfTimeMs ? 0 : awakeAheadOfTimeMs - elapsed;
+                // LOG_DEBUG("Time to publish. Correcting ahead of time by: %d", awakeAheadOfTimeMs);
+            } else {
+                awakeAheadOfTimeMs = 0;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // if for some reason we end up here after waking up, but not able to send, then reset
+            // the counter
+            awakeAheadOfTimeMs = 0;
         }
 
         // Send to sleep sensors that can be to save power
@@ -253,7 +273,13 @@ int32_t AirQualityTelemetryModule::runOnce()
         // mistime the pending deep sleep
         return FIVE_SECONDS_MS;
     }
-    return min(sendToPhoneIntervalMs, result);
+
+    // Update next interval if we were ahead
+    uint32_t correctedIntervalMs = sendToPhoneIntervalMs + awakeAheadOfTimeMs;
+    awakeAheadOfTimeMs = 0;
+    startAirQualityTelemetryCycle = 0;
+    LOG_DEBUG("Corrected interval in ms: %u", correctedIntervalMs);
+    return min(correctedIntervalMs, result);
 }
 
 bool AirQualityTelemetryModule::wantUIFrame()
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.h b/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.h
index 4cc5af420..7a7bfff5a 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.h
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class AirQualityTelemetryModule : private concurrency::OSThread,
 
   private:
     bool firstTime = true;
+    int32_t awakeAheadOfTimeMs = 0;
+    int32_t startAirQualityTelemetryCycle = 0;
     meshtastic_MeshPacket *lastMeasurementPacket;
     uint32_t sendToPhoneIntervalMs = SECONDS_IN_MINUTE * 1000; // Send to phone every minute
     // uint32_t sendToPhoneIntervalMs = 1000; // Send to phone every minute