diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 3fa123a..a854b88 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ doWarn(){
           sleep 1m &
           sleeppid=$!
           printWarnMessage "$1" "$2" "minutes" "$warnminutes"
-          for (( min = warnminutes - 1; min >= warninterval; min-- )); do
+          for (( min = warnminutes; min >= warninterval; min-- )); do
             numplayers=$(numPlayersConnected)
             echo "There are ${numplayers} players connected"
             if (( (numplayers + 0) == 0 )); then
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ doWarn(){
               sleeppid=$!
             fi
           done
-          warnminutes=$warninterval
+          warnminutes=$(( warninterval - 1 ))
         fi
       done