diff --git a/db/patch-monitor-add-resend-interval.sql b/db/patch-monitor-add-resend-interval.sql
index c31dd7a20..8e28bf693 100644
--- a/db/patch-monitor-add-resend-interval.sql
+++ b/db/patch-monitor-add-resend-interval.sql
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ ALTER TABLE monitor
     ADD resend_interval INTEGER default 0 not null;
 
 ALTER TABLE heartbeat
-    ADD last_notified_time DATETIME default null;
+    ADD down_count INTEGER default 0 not null;
 
 COMMIT;
diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index e1d027666..b3435f242 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
             bean.monitor_id = this.id;
             bean.time = R.isoDateTimeMillis(dayjs.utc());
             bean.status = DOWN;
-            bean.lastNotifiedTime = previousBeat?.lastNotifiedTime;
+            bean.downCount = previousBeat?.downCount || 0;
 
             if (this.isUpsideDown()) {
                 bean.status = flipStatus(bean.status);
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 log.debug("monitor", `[${this.name}] sendNotification`);
                 await Monitor.sendNotification(isFirstBeat, this, bean);
 
-                // Set last notified time to now
-                bean.lastNotifiedTime = R.isoDateTime(dayjs.utc());
+                // Reset down count
+                bean.downCount = 0;
 
                 // Clear Status Page Cache
                 log.debug("monitor", `[${this.name}] apicache clear`);
@@ -534,16 +534,14 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 bean.important = false;
 
                 if (bean.status === DOWN && this.resendInterval > 0) {
-                    // divide by 1000 to convert from milliseconds to seconds and divide by 60 to convert from seconds to minutes
-                    let timeSinceLastNotified = (dayjs.utc().valueOf() - (bean.lastNotifiedTime == null ? 0 : dayjs.utc(bean.lastNotifiedTime).valueOf())) / 1000 / 60;
-                    if (timeSinceLastNotified >= this.resendInterval) {
+                    ++bean.downCount;
+                    if (bean.downCount >= this.resendInterval) {
                         // Send notification again, because we are still DOWN
-                        const currentTime = R.isoDateTime(dayjs.utc());
-                        log.debug("monitor", `[${this.name}] sendNotification again: lastNotifiedTime: ${bean.lastNotifiedTime} | current time: ${currentTime}`);
+                        log.debug("monitor", `[${this.name}] sendNotification again: Down Count: ${bean.downCount} | Resend Interval: ${this.resendInterval}`);
                         await Monitor.sendNotification(isFirstBeat, this, bean);
 
-                        // Set last notified time to now
-                        bean.lastNotifiedTime = currentTime;
+                        // Reset down count
+                        bean.downCount = 0;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -556,7 +554,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 }
                 log.warn("monitor", `Monitor #${this.id} '${this.name}': Pending: ${bean.msg} | Max retries: ${this.maxretries} | Retry: ${retries} | Retry Interval: ${beatInterval} seconds | Type: ${this.type}`);
             } else {
-                log.warn("monitor", `Monitor #${this.id} '${this.name}': Failing: ${bean.msg} | Interval: ${beatInterval} seconds | Type: ${this.type}`);
+                log.warn("monitor", `Monitor #${this.id} '${this.name}': Failing: ${bean.msg} | Interval: ${beatInterval} seconds | Type: ${this.type} | Down Count: ${bean.downCount} | Resend Interval: ${this.resendInterval}`);
             }
 
             log.debug("monitor", `[${this.name}] Send to socket`);
diff --git a/src/languages/de-DE.js b/src/languages/de-DE.js
index f9f1e3019..c4ef0b261 100644
--- a/src/languages/de-DE.js
+++ b/src/languages/de-DE.js
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ export default {
     Pink: "Pink",
     "Search...": "Suchen...",
     "Heartbeat Retry Interval": "Überprüfungsintervall",
-    "Notification resend interval if down": "Benachrichtigung erneut versenden wenn Inaktiv",
+    "Resend Notification if Down X times consequently": "Benachrichtigung erneut senden, wenn Inaktiv X mal hintereinander",
     retryCheckEverySecond: "Alle {0} Sekunden neu versuchen",
-    resendEveryMinute: "Erneut versenden alle {0} Minuten",
+    resendEveryXTimes: "Erneut versenden alle {0} mal",
     resendDisabled: "Erneut versenden deaktiviert",
     "Import Backup": "Backup importieren",
     "Export Backup": "Backup exportieren",
diff --git a/src/languages/en.js b/src/languages/en.js
index c3c3b740a..49354a26a 100644
--- a/src/languages/en.js
+++ b/src/languages/en.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export default {
     languageName: "English",
     checkEverySecond: "Check every {0} seconds",
     retryCheckEverySecond: "Retry every {0} seconds",
-    resendEveryMinute: "Resend every {0} minutes",
+    resendEveryXTimes: "Resend every {0} times",
     resendDisabled: "Resend disabled",
     retriesDescription: "Maximum retries before the service is marked as down and a notification is sent",
     ignoreTLSError: "Ignore TLS/SSL error for HTTPS websites",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default {
     "Heartbeat Interval": "Heartbeat Interval",
     Retries: "Retries",
     "Heartbeat Retry Interval": "Heartbeat Retry Interval",
-    "Notification resend interval if down": "Notification resend interval if down",
+    "Resend Notification if Down X times consequently": "Resend Notification if Down X times consequently",
     Advanced: "Advanced",
     "Upside Down Mode": "Upside Down Mode",
     "Max. Redirects": "Max. Redirects",
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index 559249525..87bf1996e 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@
 
                             <div class="my-3">
                                 <label for="resend-interval" class="form-label">
-                                    {{ $t("Notification resend interval if down") }}
-                                    <span v-if="monitor.resendInterval > 0">({{ $t("resendEveryMinute", [ monitor.resendInterval ]) }})</span>
+                                    {{ $t("Resend Notification if Down X times consequently") }}
+                                    <span v-if="monitor.resendInterval > 0">({{ $t("resendEveryXTimes", [ monitor.resendInterval ]) }})</span>
                                     <span v-else>({{ $t("resendDisabled") }})</span>
                                 </label>
                                 <input id="resend-interval" v-model="monitor.resendInterval" type="number" class="form-control" required min="0" step="1">