=== applets/AlarmSnooze/AlarmSnoozeApplet.lua
==================================================================
--- applets/AlarmSnooze/AlarmSnoozeApplet.lua	(revision 50072)
+++ applets/AlarmSnooze/AlarmSnoozeApplet.lua	(local)
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 	self.debugRTCTime = timeToAlarm
 	self.debugWOLTime = 0
+	self.failedAudioTicker = 0
 	self.RTCAlarmTimer = Timer(timeToAlarm,
 			function ()
 				log:warn("RTC ALARM FIRING")
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
 		self:_startTimer()
 	end
 
-	self.decodeStatePoller = Timer(10000, 
+	self.decodeStatePoller = Timer(5000, 
 		function ()
 			self:_pollDecodeState()
 		end,
@@ -240,6 +241,15 @@
 
 	log:warn('alarm_sledgehammerRearm(', caller,'): ', self.alarmInProgress, ' alarm in progress - audioState is ', status.audioState)
 	if self.alarmInProgress and self.alarmInProgress ~= 'snooze' and status.audioState ~= 1 then
+		self.failedAudioTicker = self.failedAudioTicker + 1
+		log:warn('Audio failed! (', self.failedAudioTicker, ')')
+	else
+		self.failedAudioTicker = 0
+		log:warn('Audio now in good shape, reset ticker to ', self.failedAudioTicker)
+	end
+
+	if self.failedAudioTicker > 5 then
+		log:warn('Decode state bad ', self.failedAudioTicker, ' consecutive times. Trigger fallback alarm!')
 		hammer = true
 	end