diff --git a/.github/workflows/hourly-test.yml b/.github/workflows/hourly-test.yml
index a36475e..b1bfbce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hourly-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hourly-test.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Hourly test
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "58 0-9,11-23 * * *" # hourly, except at 12:00 UTC (07:00 EST)
+    - cron: "55 0-9,11-23 * * *" # hourly, except at 12:00 UTC (07:00 EST)
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Curate a poem, and send it to the testserv
         run:
-          python scripts/send-poem.py --mode "test" --username "poemsfromtom@gmail.com" --password ${{ secrets.PFT_PW }} --listserv_filename "poems/testserv.csv"
+          python scripts/send-poem.py --mode "hourly-test" --username "poemsfromtom@gmail.com" --password ${{ secrets.PFT_PW }} --listserv_filename "poems/testserv.csv"
           --github_repo_name "thomaswmorris.github.io" --github_token ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml b/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml
index d239f3b..123ee43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-on-push.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Send poem to myself
         run:
-          python scripts/send-poem.py --mode "test" --username "poemsfromtom@gmail.com" --password ${{ secrets.PFT_PW }} --listserv_filename "poems/testserv.csv"
+          python scripts/send-poem.py --mode "test-on-push" --username "poemsfromtom@gmail.com" --password ${{ secrets.PFT_PW }} --listserv_filename "poems/testserv.csv"
           --github_repo_name "thomaswmorris.github.io" --github_token ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} --write_to_repo
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diff --git a/scripts/send-poem.py b/scripts/send-poem.py
index 8f45755..a21aa28 100644
--- a/scripts/send-poem.py
+++ b/scripts/send-poem.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 delta = datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
 now = datetime.datetime.now()
-if args.mode == "daily":
+if args.mode in ["daily", "hourly-test"]:
     start_time = (now + datetime.timedelta(hours=1)).replace(microsecond=0, second=0, minute=0)
 else:
     start_time = (now + datetime.timedelta(minutes=1)).replace(microsecond=0, second=0)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 for index, entry in listserv.iterrows():
     t = threading.Thread(target=utils.email_thread, kwargs={**thread_kwargs, "recipient": entry.email})
     t.start()
-    ttime.sleep(1e-1)
+    ttime.sleep(5e-1)
 
 if args.write_to_repo: