diff --git a/src/Constraints/AfterConstraint.php b/src/Constraints/AfterConstraint.php
index cafcc999fd95..8f02e33b41b4 100644
--- a/src/Constraints/AfterConstraint.php
+++ b/src/Constraints/AfterConstraint.php
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ public function canSend(MailatorSchedule $schedule, Collection $logs): bool
                 : $schedule->timestamp_target->diffInHours(now()->floorSeconds()) > $schedule->toHours();
         }
 
-        if (now()->floorSeconds()->lte($schedule->timestampTarget()->addMinutes($schedule->delay_minutes))) {
+        if (now()->floorSeconds()->lt($schedule->timestampTarget()->addMinutes($schedule->delay_minutes))) {
             return false;
         }
 
         //till ends we should have at least toDays days
         return $schedule->isOnce()
-            ? $schedule->timestamp_target->diffInHours(now()->floorSeconds()) === $schedule->delay_minutes
-            : $schedule->timestamp_target->diffInHours(now()->floorSeconds()) > $schedule->delay_minutes;
+            ? $schedule->timestamp_target->diffInMinutes(now()->floorSeconds()) >= $schedule->delay_minutes
+            : $schedule->timestamp_target->diffInMinutes(now()->floorSeconds()) > $schedule->delay_minutes;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AfterConstraintTest.php b/tests/Feature/AfterConstraintTest.php
index e91f42f75e34..9a70237761b3 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AfterConstraintTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AfterConstraintTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Binarcode\LaravelMailator\Models\MailatorSchedule;
 use Binarcode\LaravelMailator\Tests\Fixtures\InvoiceReminderMailable;
 use Binarcode\LaravelMailator\Tests\TestCase;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 
 class AfterConstraintTest extends TestCase
@@ -94,4 +95,48 @@ public function test_past_target_with_after_now_passed_after_constraint_hourly_b
             $can
         );
     }
+
+    public function test_past_target_with_after_now_passed_after_constraint_minutes_bases()
+    {
+        Mail::fake();
+        Mail::assertNothingSent();
+
+        $scheduler = MailatorSchedule::init('reminder')
+            ->recipients('zoo@bar.com')
+            ->mailable(
+                (new InvoiceReminderMailable())->to('foo@bar.com')
+            )
+            ->minutes(10)
+            ->after(now());
+
+        $scheduler->save();
+
+        $this->travelTo(now()->addMinutes(5));
+
+        self::assertTrue(
+            $scheduler->fresh()->isFutureAction()
+        );
+
+        $this->travelTo(now()->addMinutes(5));
+
+        self::assertTrue(
+            app(AfterConstraint::class)
+                ->canSend(
+                    $scheduler,
+                    $scheduler->logs
+                )
+        );
+
+        $this->travelTo(now()->addMinutes(5));
+
+        //as long as we have passed the "after" minutes target this should return true
+        self::assertTrue(
+            app(AfterConstraint::class)
+                ->canSend(
+                    $scheduler,
+                    $scheduler->logs
+                )
+        );
+
+    }
 }