diff --git a/src/controllers/tanksController.js b/src/controllers/tanksController.js
index f85b4aa1..2ec8a8ff 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tanksController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tanksController.js
@@ -6225,23 +6225,23 @@ async function processIotData(hw_Id, data) {
           // First time signal is lost
           existingTank.slave_status = "signal_lost1";
       
+          // Only set signal lost time if it doesn't exist
           if (!existingTank.slave_signal_lost_time) {
             existingTank.slave_signal_lost_time = now.format('DD-MMM-YYYY - HH:mm:ss');
             console.log(`⚠️ Signal lost for tank [${tankhardwareId}] at ${existingTank.slave_signal_lost_time}`);
           }
       
           await existingTank.save();
+      
         } else if (existingTank.slave_status === "signal_lost1") {
           const lostTime = moment(existingTank.slave_signal_lost_time, 'DD-MMM-YYYY - HH:mm:ss');
           const minutesElapsed = now.diff(lostTime, 'minutes');
-          console.log(`⏳ ${minutesElapsed} min since signal lost for tank [${tankhardwareId}]`);
       
           if (minutesElapsed >= 15) {
             existingTank.slave_status = "not_working";
             existingTank.slave_disconnected_time = now.format('DD-MMM-YYYY - HH:mm:ss');
             await existingTank.save();
       
-            // Propagate status to output connections
             for (const outputConnection of existingTank.connections.outputConnections) {
               const linkedTank = await Tank.findOne({
                 customerId,
@@ -6260,14 +6260,17 @@ async function processIotData(hw_Id, data) {
             }
       
             console.log(`❌ Slave marked as not_working for tank [${tankhardwareId}] at ${existingTank.slave_disconnected_time}`);
+          } else {
+            console.log(`⏳ Still waiting... only ${minutesElapsed} minutes passed for tank [${tankhardwareId}]`);
           }
         } else {
-          console.log(`⏩ Slave already marked as ${existingTank.slave_status} for tank [${tankhardwareId}], skipping update.`);
+          console.log(`⏩ Already in ${existingTank.slave_status}, no update.`);
         }
       }
       
       
       
+      
 
       if (tankHeight > 0 && waterLevel >= 0) {
         existingTank.waterlevel = waterLevel;