diff --git a/gajim/groupchat_control.py b/gajim/groupchat_control.py
index af1011a99cb4dc01dae49f5240e5263c63c9a950..76ea9f9dbf525e6c3e4897629ef236bb8a4990c5 100644
--- a/gajim/groupchat_control.py
+++ b/gajim/groupchat_control.py
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ class GroupchatControl(ChatControlBase):
             sound = 'received'
 
         # Is it a history message? Don't want sound-floods when we join.
-        if tim != time.mktime(time.localtime()):
+        if tim - time.mktime(time.localtime()) > 1:
             sound = None
 
         return (highlight, sound)