diff --git a/src/schedulertask.cpp b/src/schedulertask.cpp
index f35244f..ba6e90e 100644
--- a/src/schedulertask.cpp
+++ b/src/schedulertask.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ SchedulerTask::SchedulerTask(const char *name, void (&setupCallback)(), void (&l
 
 void SchedulerTask::loop()
 {
-    if (m_lastUpdate && espchrono::ago(*m_lastUpdate) < m_loopInterval)
+    if (!m_wasInitialized || (m_lastUpdate && espchrono::ago(*m_lastUpdate) < m_loopInterval))
         return;
-
+    
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "start %s", m_name);
 
     if (m_intervalImportant)
diff --git a/src/schedulertask.h b/src/schedulertask.h
index 00c61fd..fb50771 100644
--- a/src/schedulertask.h
+++ b/src/schedulertask.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
     const std::chrono::milliseconds &maxElapsed() const { return m_maxElapsed; }
     int callCount() const { return m_callCount; }
 
-    void setup() const { m_setupCallback(); }
+    void setup() const { m_setupCallback(); m_wasInitialized = true; }
     void loop();
     void pushStats(bool printTask);
 
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ private:
     std::chrono::milliseconds m_totalElapsedTemp;
     std::chrono::milliseconds m_maxElapsedTemp;
     int m_callCountTemp{};
+    bool m_wasInitialized{};
 };
 } // namespace espcpputils