Don't Wait Up
by paden.gentry
On a server running Don't Wait Up, one player lying down in bed is enough to skip the night for everyone.
What it does
Normally a night only ends once the sleep requirement is met by the players in bed, which can leave a server waiting on slow or AFK players. Don't Wait Up changes that check so that a single sleeping player starts the skip. When the server detects nighttime and a player is in bed, the time is set forward to 1000 ticks, the start of the next day, and every online player receives a message saying the night was skipped.
The change applies only to the night portion of the cycle, between 13000 and 23000 ticks, so players can still sleep during the day without the time moving. Because the mod is server-side only, players join a server that runs it without installing anything. Fabric Language Kotlin is required, and the files are for 1.21.1 only, published under the CC0 1.0 Universal license as open source.
Key features
Single-player night skip
One player in bed is enough to advance the time to the next morning, even when the others are still awake.
Day sleeping unchanged
Beds still work during the day, and sleeping then does not move the clock.
Broadcast message
All players on the server are told when the night has been skipped, so nobody is surprised by the new day.
Fixed skip target
The time is set to 1000 ticks, which keeps the skip predictable across the server.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Small friend servers
A group of players who want to go to sleep without waiting for each other can finish the night with one bed.
Busy multiplayer servers
On a server with many players, a single sleeper can keep the day cycle moving without a vote or a full sleep count.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want night progression to depend on one player rather than on everyone sleeping, and players who join such servers.
How it compares
Useful Sleep is server-side only and is not open source; it is licensed under the MIT License and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on Fabric. Sleep Control is server-side only and is not open source, released under All rights reserved, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.11 on Fabric. Half Night Skip is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.11 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Wait Up | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-10-09 |
| Useful Sleep | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Sleep Control | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-27 |
| Half Night Skip | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-07-29 |
Questions
Does Don't Wait Up need Fabric Language Kotlin?
Do players need to install Don't Wait Up?
Which Minecraft versions does Don't Wait Up support?
In the catalog
Don't Wait Up is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Don't Wait Up - Minecraft Mod for Seamless Sleep Time Skipping Don't Wait Up is a simple yet powerful server-side mod designed for Minecraft 1.21.1. It changes the way sleeping works on multiplayer servers by allowing just one player to sleep and instantly skip the night for all players. Unlike the default mechanic…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dont-wait-up
- Owner
- paden.gentry
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15