diff --git a/devtimer.py b/devtimer.py
index f7cabb1..db88f27 100755
--- a/devtimer.py
+++ b/devtimer.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 BEEP = 30                   # Beep interval
 CALIBRATION_OFFSET = 0.003  # Compensate for program overhead in master loop
+DEBOUNCE_TIME = 1.5         # In seconds
 MINUS = 16                  # Index of minus segment table lookup
 TEMP_SENTINEL = 999         # Briefly appears at start, if it stays, temp measurement isn't working
 
@@ -247,25 +248,15 @@
 def footsw_pressed():
     global RUNNING
 
-    # Ignore interrupts during debounce window
-
-    if not footsw_pressed.debouncing:
-
-        RUNNING = not RUNNING
-
-        if DEBUG:
-            print("Running State: %s" % RUNNING)
-
     # Mask interrupts during debounce window
 
-    if time() - footsw_pressed.lastISR >= 0.040:
+    if time() - footsw_pressed.lastISR >= DEBOUNCE_TIME:
 
-        footsw_pressed.debouncing = False
+        RUNNING = not RUNNING
         footsw_pressed.lastISR = time()
 
-    else:
-
-        footsw_pressed.debouncing = True
+    if DEBUG:
+        print("Running State: %s" % RUNNING)
 
 
 # Check to see if footswitch got pressed
@@ -274,7 +265,6 @@
 
     # We store last interrupt service time as a callback global for debounce
 
-    footsw_pressed.debouncing = False
     footsw_pressed.lastISR = 0
 
     # Setup the callback
@@ -284,7 +274,7 @@
     # Run the thread forever waiting for footswitch presses
 
     while True:
-        sleep(1000)
+        sleep(10000)
 
 
 # Update the display with elapsed time