diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 865c9ca758..8db899747f 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -3859,7 +3859,11 @@ enum ast_bridge_result ast_channel_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_cha
 						bridge_playfile(c1, c0, config->warning_sound, t);
 				}
 				if (config->warning_freq) {
-					nexteventts = ast_tvadd(nexteventts, ast_samp2tv(config->warning_freq, 1000));
+
+					if (time_left_ms > (config->warning_freq + 5000)) {
+						nexteventts = ast_tvadd(nexteventts, ast_samp2tv(config->warning_freq, 1000));
+					}
+								
 				} else
 					nexteventts = ast_tvadd(config->start_time, ast_samp2tv(config->timelimit, 1000));
 			}