diff --git a/include/dcf77.h b/include/dcf77.h
index e8b7266f..5e48aa19 100644
--- a/include/dcf77.h
+++ b/include/dcf77.h
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ enum dcf_pinstate { dcf_low, dcf_high };
 #endif
 
 enum dcf_pulses { dcf_off, dcf_zero, dcf_one };
+extern uint8_t DCFpulse[];
 
 void DCF_Pulse(time_t t);
-uint8_t IRAM_ATTR DCF77_Frame(time_t t);
+void IRAM_ATTR DCF77_Frame(time_t t);
 uint8_t IRAM_ATTR dec2bcd(uint8_t dec, uint8_t startpos, uint8_t endpos,
                           uint8_t pArray[]);
 uint8_t IRAM_ATTR setParityBit(uint8_t p);
diff --git a/src/dcf77.cpp b/src/dcf77.cpp
index b8ca988e..adc4ecca 100644
--- a/src/dcf77.cpp
+++ b/src/dcf77.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static const char TAG[] = "main";
 
 // array of dcf pulses for one minute, secs 0..16 and 20 are never touched, so
 // we initialize them statically to avoid dumb recalculation every minute
-static uint8_t DCFpulse[DCF77_FRAME_SIZE] = {
+uint8_t DCFpulse[DCF77_FRAME_SIZE + 1] = {
     dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero,
     dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero,
     dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_zero, dcf_one};
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void DCF_Pulse(time_t t) {
   } // for
 } // DCF_Pulse()
 
-uint8_t IRAM_ATTR DCF77_Frame(time_t tt) {
+void IRAM_ATTR DCF77_Frame(time_t tt) {
 
   uint8_t Parity;
   time_t t = myTZ.toLocal(tt); // convert to local time
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ uint8_t IRAM_ATTR DCF77_Frame(time_t tt) {
   // ENCODE MARK (sec 59)
   DCFpulse[59] = dcf_off; // !! missing code here for leap second !!
 
-  // return the minute for which this frame is generated
-  return minute(t);
+  // timestamp this frame with it's minute
+  DCFpulse[60] = minute(t);
 
 } // DCF77_Frame()
 
diff --git a/src/timemanager.cpp b/src/timemanager.cpp
index f78f4127..07459a00 100644
--- a/src/timemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/timemanager.cpp
@@ -190,14 +190,13 @@ void clock_loop(void *pvParameters) { // ClockTask
 
   TickType_t wakeTime;
   time_t t;
-  uint8_t current_frame;
 
 #define t1(t) (t + DCF77_FRAME_SIZE + 1) // future time for next DCF77 frame
 #define t2(t) (t + 1) // future time for sync with 1pps trigger
 
 // preload first DCF frame before start
 #ifdef HAS_DCF77
-  current_frame = DCF77_Frame(t1(now()));
+  DCF77_Frame(t1(now()));
 #endif
 
   // output time telegram for second following sec beginning with timepulse
@@ -217,9 +216,9 @@ void clock_loop(void *pvParameters) { // ClockTask
 #elif defined HAS_DCF77
 
     if (second(t) == DCF77_FRAME_SIZE - 1) // is it time to load new frame?
-      current_frame = DCF77_Frame(t1(t));  // generate next frame
+      DCF77_Frame(t1(t));                  // generate next frame
 
-    if (current_frame ==
+    if (DCFpulse[DCF77_FRAME_SIZE] ==
         minute(t1(t)))  // have recent frame? (pulses could be missed!)
       DCF_Pulse(t2(t)); // then output next second of this frame