diff --git a/src/android/notification/Notification.java b/src/android/notification/Notification.java
index 5dba9d54f..003ea7225 100644
--- a/src/android/notification/Notification.java
+++ b/src/android/notification/Notification.java
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ public void schedule() {
                 context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
 
         if (isRepeating()) {
+          if (wasInThePast()) {
+            triggerTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+          }
+
             getAlarmMgr().setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
                     triggerTime, options.getRepeatInterval(), pi);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/android/notification/Options.java b/src/android/notification/Options.java
index 198a52f41..b2ad5d88f 100644
--- a/src/android/notification/Options.java
+++ b/src/android/notification/Options.java
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ public Date getTriggerDate() {
      * Trigger date in milliseconds.
      */
     public long getTriggerTime() {
-        return Math.max(
-                System.currentTimeMillis(),
-                options.optLong("at", 0) * 1000
-        );
+//        return Math.max(
+//                System.currentTimeMillis(),
+//                options.optLong("at", 0) * 1000
+//        );
+      return options.optLong("at", 0) * 1000;
     }
 
     /**