diff --git a/bin/daemon.php b/bin/daemon.php
index 3fe803d6fc..d08aa37d15 100755
--- a/bin/daemon.php
+++ b/bin/daemon.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 // Get options
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@ while (true) {
 	if ($do_cron || (!DI::process()->isMaxLoadReached() && Worker::entriesExists() && Worker::isReady())) {
 		Worker::spawnWorker($do_cron);
 	} else {
-		Logger::info('Cool down', ['pid' => $pid]);
-		sleep(10);
+		Logger::info('Cool down for 5 seconds', ['pid' => $pid]);
+		sleep(5);
 	}
 
 	if ($do_cron) {
@@ -205,8 +206,9 @@ while (true) {
 		$last_cron = time();
 	}
 
-	Logger::info("Sleeping", ["pid" => $pid]);
 	$start = time();
+	Logger::info("Sleeping", ["pid" => $pid, 'until' => gmdate(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL, $start + $wait_interval)]);
+
 	do {
 		$seconds = (time() - $start);
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ while (true) {
 		// Background: After jobs had been started, they often fork many workers.
 		// To not waste too much time, the sleep period increases.
 		$arg = (($seconds + 1) / ($wait_interval / 9)) + 1;
-		$sleep = round(log10($arg) * 1000000, 0);
+		$sleep = min(1000000, round(log10($arg) * 1000000, 0));
 		usleep($sleep);
 
 		$timeout = ($seconds >= $wait_interval);
diff --git a/src/Core/Worker.php b/src/Core/Worker.php
index c2fd16f245..04e4819cb2 100644
--- a/src/Core/Worker.php
+++ b/src/Core/Worker.php
@@ -1254,6 +1254,11 @@ class Worker
 			DBA::update('workerqueue', ['priority' => $priority], ['parameter' => $parameters, 'done' => false, 'pid' => 0]);
 		}
 
+		// Set the IPC flag to ensure an immediate process execution via daemon
+		if (DI::config()->get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false)) {
+			self::IPCSetJobState(true);
+		}
+
 		// Should we quit and wait for the worker to be called as a cronjob?
 		if ($dont_fork) {
 			return $added;
@@ -1272,9 +1277,8 @@ class Worker
 			return $added;
 		}
 
-		// We tell the daemon that a new job entry exists
+		// Quit on daemon mode
 		if (DI::config()->get('system', 'worker_daemon_mode', false)) {
-			// We don't have to set the IPC flag - this is done in "tooMuchWorkers"
 			return $added;
 		}