diff --git a/components/gps_sync/gps_sync.c b/components/gps_sync/gps_sync.c
index 5b5e2ae..eaf2648 100644
--- a/components/gps_sync/gps_sync.c
+++ b/components/gps_sync/gps_sync.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <inttypes.h> // Required for PRIu64
+#include <inttypes.h>
 
 // --- SAFE WIRING FOR ESP32-C5 ---
 #define GPS_UART_NUM     UART_NUM_1
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void gps_force_next_update(void) {
 static void gps_task(void* arg) {
     char line[128];
     int pos = 0;
+    static int log_counter = 0; // NEW: Counter to throttle logs
 
     while (1) {
         uint8_t data;
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ static void gps_task(void* arg) {
                                 if (force_sync_update) {
                                     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "GPS sync SNAP: Offset forced to %lld us", monotonic_offset_us);
                                     force_sync_update = false;
+                                    log_counter = 0; // Ensure we see the log immediately after a snap
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 // Low-pass filter: 90% old + 10% new
@@ -140,10 +142,15 @@ static void gps_task(void* arg) {
 
                             gps_has_fix = true;
 
-                            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "GPS sync: %04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d, offset=%lld us",
-                                    gps_tm.tm_year + 1900, gps_tm.tm_mon + 1, gps_tm.tm_mday,
-                                    gps_tm.tm_hour, gps_tm.tm_min, gps_tm.tm_sec,
-                                    monotonic_offset_us);
+                            // LOGGING THROTTLE: Only print every 60th update (approx 60 seconds)
+                            if (log_counter == 0) {
+                                ESP_LOGI(TAG, "GPS sync: %04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d, offset=%lld us",
+                                        gps_tm.tm_year + 1900, gps_tm.tm_mon + 1, gps_tm.tm_mday,
+                                        gps_tm.tm_hour, gps_tm.tm_min, gps_tm.tm_sec,
+                                        monotonic_offset_us);
+                                log_counter = 60;
+                            }
+                            log_counter--;
                         }
                         xSemaphoreGive(sync_mutex);
                     } else {