diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
index f764afc40..bea2b4663 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   getPlayableEvents,
 } from '../rundown-service/rundownUtils.js';
 import { integrationService } from '../integration-service/IntegrationService.js';
-import { getShouldClockUpdate, getShouldTimerUpdate } from './rundownService.utils.js';
+import { getForceUpdate, getShouldClockUpdate, getShouldTimerUpdate } from './rundownService.utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Service manages runtime status of app
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import { getShouldClockUpdate, getShouldTimerUpdate } from './rundownService.uti
  */
 class RuntimeService {
   private eventTimer: TimerService | null = null;
-  private lastOnUpdate = -1;
+  private lastIntegrationClockUpdate = -1;
+  private lastIntegrationTimerValue = -1;
 
   /** last time we updated the socket */
   static previousTimerUpdate: number;
@@ -66,19 +67,25 @@ class RuntimeService {
       }
     }
 
-    // update normal cycle
-    if (newState.clock - this.lastOnUpdate >= timerConfig.notificationRate) {
-      const hasRunningTimer = Boolean(newState.eventNow) && newState.timer.playback === Playback.Play;
-      if (hasRunningTimer) {
-        process.nextTick(() => {
-          integrationService.dispatch(TimerLifeCycle.onUpdate);
-        });
-      }
+    const hasRunningTimer = Boolean(newState.eventNow) && newState.timer.playback === Playback.Play;
+    const shouldUpdateTimer =
+      hasRunningTimer && getShouldTimerUpdate(this.lastIntegrationTimerValue, newState.timer.current);
+
+    if (shouldUpdateTimer) {
+      process.nextTick(() => {
+        integrationService.dispatch(TimerLifeCycle.onUpdate);
+      });
+
+      this.lastIntegrationTimerValue = newState.timer.current;
+    }
+
+    const shouldUpdateClock = getShouldClockUpdate(this.lastIntegrationClockUpdate, newState.clock);
+    if (shouldUpdateClock) {
       process.nextTick(() => {
         integrationService.dispatch(TimerLifeCycle.onClock);
       });
 
-      this.lastOnUpdate = newState.clock;
+      this.lastIntegrationClockUpdate = newState.clock;
     }
 
     if (shouldCallRoll) {
@@ -522,12 +529,9 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
     // to apply custom logic for different datasets
 
     const shouldUpdateClock = getShouldClockUpdate(RuntimeService.previousClockUpdate, state.clock);
-    const shouldUpdateTimer = getShouldTimerUpdate(
-      RuntimeService.previousTimerValue,
-      state.timer.current,
-      RuntimeService.previousTimerUpdate,
-      state.clock,
-    );
+    const shouldForceTimerUpdate = getForceUpdate(RuntimeService.previousTimerUpdate, state.clock);
+    const shouldUpdateTimer =
+      shouldForceTimerUpdate || getShouldTimerUpdate(RuntimeService.previousTimerValue, state.timer.current);
 
     // some changes need an immediate update
     const hasNewLoaded = state.eventNow?.id !== RuntimeService.previousState?.eventNow?.id;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/__tests__/rundownService.utils.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/__tests__/rundownService.utils.test.ts
index 41910f8d1..a6aa79c31 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/__tests__/rundownService.utils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/__tests__/rundownService.utils.test.ts
@@ -35,27 +35,28 @@ describe('getShouldTimerUpdate', () => {
   it('should return false when currentValue is null', () => {
     const previousValue = 0;
     const currentValue = null;
-    const previousUpdate = 0;
-    const now = 0;
-    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue, previousUpdate, now);
+    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue);
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('should return true when timer is a second ahead', () => {
-    const previousValue = 5000;
-    const currentValue = 6500;
-    const previousUpdate = Date.now();
-    const now = Date.now();
-    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue, previousUpdate, now);
+    const previousValue = 6500;
+    const currentValue = 5000;
+    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue);
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('should return false when timer is not a second ahead and force update is not required', () => {
-    const previousValue = 5000;
-    const currentValue = 5500;
-    const previousUpdate = Date.now();
-    const now = Date.now();
-    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue, previousUpdate, now);
+  it('should return false when timer is not a second ahead', () => {
+    const previousValue = 5500;
+    const currentValue = 5200;
+    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue);
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('timer value is ceiled', () => {
+    const previousValue = 5001; // 6
+    const currentValue = 4999; // 5
+    const result = getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue, currentValue);
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts
index b8760f9a9..6c257ffe0 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts
@@ -19,26 +19,15 @@ export function getShouldClockUpdate(previousUpdate: number, now: number): boole
 
 /**
  * Checks whether we should update the timer value
- * - timer has slid (?)
  * - we have rolled into a new seconds unit
  */
-export function getShouldTimerUpdate(
-  previousValue: number,
-  currentValue: MaybeNumber,
-  previousUpdate: number,
-  now: number,
-): boolean {
+export function getShouldTimerUpdate(previousValue: number, currentValue: MaybeNumber): boolean {
   if (currentValue === null) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  const shouldForceUpdate = getForceUpdate(previousUpdate, now);
-  if (shouldForceUpdate) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  const shouldUpdateTimer = millisToSeconds(currentValue) !== millisToSeconds(previousValue + timerConfig.triggerAhead);
-
+  // we avoid trigger ahead since it can cause duplicate triggers
+  // we force the timer value to be negative because we need a ceiling reduction
+  const shouldUpdateTimer = millisToSeconds(-currentValue) !== millisToSeconds(-previousValue);
   return shouldUpdateTimer;
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +36,7 @@ export function getShouldTimerUpdate(
  * - if the clock has slid back
  * - if we have escaped the update rate (clock slid forward)
  */
-function getForceUpdate(previousUpdate: number, now: number): boolean {
+export function getForceUpdate(previousUpdate: number, now: number): boolean {
   const isClockBehind = now < previousUpdate;
   const hasExceededRate = now - previousUpdate >= timerConfig.notificationRate;
   return isClockBehind || hasExceededRate;