diff --git a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index dfa28ee0d..8e4fab37c 100644
--- a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -1,72 +1,73 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2014 Joseph Wenninger <jowenn@kde.org>
  *
  * Based on fuzzy-clock main.qml:
  * Copyright 2013 Heena Mahour <heena393@gmail.com>
  * Copyright 2013 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
  * Copyright 2014 Kai Uwe Broulik <kde@privat.broulik.de>
  * Copyright 2018 Piotr Kąkol <piotrkakol@protonmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 
 import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 import org.kde.plasma.extras 2.0 as PlasmaExtras
 import org.kde.plasma.calendar 2.0 as PlasmaCalendar
 
 Item {
     id: root
 
     property bool showSeconds: plasmoid.configuration.showSeconds
     property int hours
     property int minutes
     property int seconds
     width: units.gridUnit * 10
     height: units.gridUnit * 4
 
     Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.compactRepresentation
 
     Plasmoid.toolTipMainText: Qt.formatDate(dataSource.data["Local"]["DateTime"], "dddd")
     Plasmoid.toolTipSubText: Qt.formatDate(dataSource.data["Local"]["DateTime"], Qt.locale().dateFormat(Locale.LongFormat).replace(/(^dddd.?\s)|(,?\sdddd$)/, ""))
 
     PlasmaCore.DataSource {
         id: dataSource
         engine: "time"
         connectedSources: ["Local"]
-        interval: showSeconds ? 1000 : 30000
+        intervalAlignment: plasmoid.configuration.showSeconds ? PlasmaCore.Types.NoAlignment : PlasmaCore.Types.AlignToMinute
+        interval: showSeconds ? 1000 : 60000
         onDataChanged: {
             var date = new Date(data["Local"]["DateTime"]);
             hours = date.getHours();
             minutes = date.getMinutes();
             seconds = date.getSeconds();
         }
         Component.onCompleted: {
             onDataChanged();
         }
     }
 
     Plasmoid.compactRepresentation: BinaryClock { }
 
     Plasmoid.fullRepresentation: PlasmaCalendar.MonthView {
         Layout.minimumWidth: units.gridUnit * 20
         Layout.minimumHeight: units.gridUnit * 20
 
         today: dataSource.data["Local"]["DateTime"]
     }
 }
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