Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a discontinuous reception (DRX) short cadence value that corresponds to a number of Hertz (Hz). The UE may sleep as part of a DRX cycle. The UE may wake up, starting at a subframe, based at least in part on the DRX short cadence value and a subframe identifier of the subframe. Numerous other aspects are described.