diff --git a/Content.Server/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs b/Content.Server/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs
index e6a43f6459..80622c7078 100644
--- a/Content.Server/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/StationEvents/StationEventSystem.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.StationEvents
         [Dependency] private readonly IServerNetManager _netManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IConGroupController _conGroupController = default!;
-        [Dependency] private readonly IGameTiming _gameTiming = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly GameTicker _gameTicker = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
 
         [Dependency] private readonly AdminLogSystem _adminLog = default!;
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.StationEvents
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (_timeUntilNextEvent > 0)
+            // Make sure we only count down when no event is running.
+            if (_timeUntilNextEvent > 0 && CurrentEvent == null)
             {
                 _timeUntilNextEvent -= frameTime;
                 return;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.StationEvents
             // playerCount does a lock so we'll just keep the variable here
             if (!ignoreEarliestStart)
             {
-                currentTime = _gameTiming.CurTime;
+                currentTime = _gameTicker.RoundDuration();
             }
             else
             {