diff --git a/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp b/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp
index 246e7cec..5a885f17 100644
--- a/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp
+++ b/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp
@@ -342,8 +342,12 @@ void SystemTask::Work() {
           if (settingsController.GetNotificationStatus() != Controllers::Settings::Notification::Sleep &&
               settingsController.GetChimeOption() == Controllers::Settings::ChimesOption::Hours &&
               alarmController.State() != AlarmController::AlarmState::Alerting) {
+            // if sleeping, we can't send a chime to displayApp yet (SPI flash switched off)
+            // request running first and repush the chime message
             if (state == SystemTaskState::Sleeping) {
               GoToRunning();
+              PushMessage(msg);
+            } else {
               displayApp.PushMessage(Pinetime::Applications::Display::Messages::Chime);
             }
           }
@@ -353,8 +357,12 @@ void SystemTask::Work() {
           if (settingsController.GetNotificationStatus() != Controllers::Settings::Notification::Sleep &&
               settingsController.GetChimeOption() == Controllers::Settings::ChimesOption::HalfHours &&
               alarmController.State() != AlarmController::AlarmState::Alerting) {
+            // if sleeping, we can't send a chime to displayApp yet (SPI flash switched off)
+            // request running first and repush the chime message
             if (state == SystemTaskState::Sleeping) {
               GoToRunning();
+              PushMessage(msg);
+            } else {
               displayApp.PushMessage(Pinetime::Applications::Display::Messages::Chime);
             }
           }