diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh
index 8b34f2f3..d2e25e1a 100755
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog/watchdog.sh
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ dovecot_repl_checks() {
     progress "Dovecot replication" ${THRESHOLD} $(( ${THRESHOLD} - ${err_count} )) ${diff_c}
     if [[ $? == 10 ]]; then
       diff_c=0
-      sleep 1
+      sleep 60
     else
       diff_c=0
       sleep $(( ( RANDOM % 60 ) + 20 ))
@@ -1008,15 +1008,19 @@ while true; do
     [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}"
   elif [[ ${com_pipe_answer} == "external_checks" ]]; then
     log_msg "Your mailcow is an open relay!"
+    # Define $2 to override message text, else print service was restarted at ...
     [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}" "Please stop mailcow now and check your network configuration!"
   elif [[ ${com_pipe_answer} == "mysql_repl_checks" ]]; then
     log_msg "MySQL replication is not working properly"
-    [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}" "Please check doveadm replicator status"
+    # Define $2 to override message text, else print service was restarted at ...
+    [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}" "Please check the SQL replication status"
   elif [[ ${com_pipe_answer} == "dovecot_repl_checks" ]]; then
-    log_msg "Dovecot replication is not working properly" "Please check doveadm replicator status"
-    [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}"
+    log_msg "Dovecot replication is not working properly"
+    # Define $2 to override message text, else print service was restarted at ...
+    [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}" "Please check the Dovecot replicator status"
   elif [[ ${com_pipe_answer} == "acme-mailcow" ]]; then
     log_msg "acme-mailcow did not complete successfully"
+    # Define $2 to override message text, else print service was restarted at ...
     [[ ! -z ${WATCHDOG_NOTIFY_EMAIL} ]] && mail_error "${com_pipe_answer}" "Please check acme-mailcow for further information."
   elif [[ ${com_pipe_answer} == "fail2ban" ]]; then
     F2B_RES=($(timeout 4s ${REDIS_CMDLINE} --raw GET F2B_RES 2> /dev/null))