diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
index 4e306b28bb..00f4b971aa 100644
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ddns-scripts
 PKG_VERSION:=2.8.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=77
+PKG_RELEASE:=78
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh b/net/ddns-scripts/files/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh
index ffd7f2710c..f14941f309 100644
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/usr/lib/ddns/dynamic_dns_updater.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ esac
 # set file names
 PIDFILE="$ddns_rundir/$SECTION_ID.pid"	# Process ID file
 UPDFILE="$ddns_rundir/$SECTION_ID.update"	# last update successful send (system uptime)
+CHKFILE="$ddns_rundir/$SECTION_ID.nextcheck" # next check (system uptime + check interval)
 DATFILE="$ddns_rundir/$SECTION_ID.dat"	# save stdout data of WGet and other extern programs called
 ERRFILE="$ddns_rundir/$SECTION_ID.err"	# save stderr output of WGet and other extern programs called
 IPFILE="$ddns_rundir/$SECTION_ID.ip"	#
@@ -397,7 +398,10 @@ while : ; do
 
 	# now we wait for check interval before testing if update was recognized
 	[ $DRY_RUN -eq 0 ] && {
-		write_log 7 "Waiting $CHECK_SECONDS seconds (Check Interval)"
+		get_uptime NOW_TIME
+		echo $(($NOW_TIME + $CHECK_SECONDS)) > $CHKFILE   # save the next scheduled check time
+		NEXT_CHECK_TIME=$( date -d @$(( $(date +%s) + $CHECK_SECONDS )) +"$ddns_dateformat" )
+		write_log 7 "Waiting $CHECK_SECONDS seconds (Check Interval); Next check at $NEXT_CHECK_TIME"
 		sleep $CHECK_SECONDS &
 		PID_SLEEP=$!
 		wait $PID_SLEEP	# enable trap-handler