diff --git a/scripts/wk/clone/ddrescue.py b/scripts/wk/clone/ddrescue.py
index abfd0d6b..aa71b6d5 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/clone/ddrescue.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/clone/ddrescue.py
@@ -1907,19 +1907,15 @@ def run_ddrescue(state, block_pair, pass_name, settings, dry_run=True) -> None:
       return
 
     # Sleep
-    i = 0
-    while i < idle_minutes*60:
+    for i in range(1, idle_minutes*60, 1):
       if not poweroff_source_after_idle:
         # Countdown canceled, exit without powering-down drives
         return
-      if i % 600 == 0 and i > 0:
-        if i == 600:
-          cli.print_standard(' ', flush=True)
+      if i % 60 == 0:
         cli.print_warning(
           f'Powering off source in {int((idle_minutes*60-i)/60)} minutes...',
           )
-      std.sleep(5)
-      i += 5
+      std.sleep(1)
 
     # Power off drive
     cmd = ['sudo', 'hdparm', '-Y', source_dev]
@@ -2034,7 +2030,7 @@ def run_ddrescue(state, block_pair, pass_name, settings, dry_run=True) -> None:
     # Stop source poweroff countdown
     cli.print_standard('Stopping device poweroff countdown...', flush=True)
     poweroff_source_after_idle = False
-    poweroff_thread.join()
+    poweroff_thread.join() # type: ignore[reportUnboundVariable]
 
     # Done
     raise std.GenericAbort()