diff --git a/selfdrive/dragonpilot/shutdownd/shutdownd.py b/selfdrive/dragonpilot/shutdownd/shutdownd.py
index 702bda718..ac92ec713 100644
--- a/selfdrive/dragonpilot/shutdownd/shutdownd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/dragonpilot/shutdownd/shutdownd.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from selfdrive.dragonpilot.dragonconf import dp_get_last_modified
 
 def main():
   thermal_sock = messaging.sub_sock('thermal')
-  last_ts = 0
   secs = 0
   last_secs = None
   shutdown_at = 0
@@ -20,29 +19,28 @@ def main():
   dp_last_modified = None
   while 1:
     cur_time = sec_since_boot()
-    if cur_time - last_ts >= 10.:
-      modified = dp_get_last_modified()
-      if dp_last_modified != modified:
-        enabled = True if params.get("DragonEnableAutoShutdown", encoding='utf8') == '1' else False
-        if enabled:
-          secs = int(params.get("DragonAutoShutdownAt", encoding='utf8')) * 60
-
-        dp_last_modified = modified
 
+    modified = dp_get_last_modified()
+    if dp_last_modified != modified:
+      enabled = True if params.get("DragonEnableAutoShutdown", encoding='utf8') == '1' else False
       if enabled:
-        msg = messaging.recv_sock(thermal_sock, wait=True)
-        started = msg.thermal.started
-        usb_online = msg.thermal.usbOnline
+        secs = int(params.get("DragonAutoShutdownAt", encoding='utf8')) * 60
+      dp_last_modified = modified
 
-      if last_enabled != enabled or last_secs != secs or started or usb_online:
-        shutdown_at = cur_time + secs
+    if last_enabled != enabled or last_secs != secs or started or usb_online:
+      shutdown_at = cur_time + secs
 
-      last_enabled = enabled
-      last_secs = secs
-      last_ts = cur_time
+    if enabled:
+      msg = messaging.recv_sock(thermal_sock, wait=True)
+      started = msg.thermal.started
+      usb_online = msg.thermal.usbOnline
+
+      if not started and not usb_online and secs > 0 and cur_time >= shutdown_at:
+        os.system('LD_LIBRARY_PATH="" svc power shutdown')
+
+    last_enabled = enabled
+    last_secs = secs
 
-    if enabled and not started and not usb_online and secs > 0 and cur_time >= shutdown_at:
-      os.system('LD_LIBRARY_PATH="" svc power shutdown')
     time.sleep(10)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":