diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
index cb6d09191..5ebdb3d1d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
@@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
     // combine all big changes
     const hasImmediateChanges = hasNewLoaded || justStarted || hasChangedPlayback || offsetModeChanged;
 
+    // we would like the wall clock to tick on a regular rate
+    const beutyClockUpdate = getShouldClockUpdate(RuntimeService.previousClockUpdate, state.clock);
+
     /**
      * Timer should be updated if
      * - big changes
@@ -732,6 +735,7 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
 
     /**
      * Runtime should be updated if
+     * - clock tick
      * - big changes
      * - the timer is updating so runtime also updates to keep them in sync ???
      * - notification rate has been exceeded
@@ -739,7 +743,10 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
      * Then check if there is actually a change in the data
      */
     const shouldRuntimeUpdate =
-      (hasImmediateChanges || shouldUpdateTimer || getForceUpdate(RuntimeService.previousRuntimeUpdate, state.clock)) &&
+      (beutyClockUpdate ||
+        hasImmediateChanges ||
+        shouldUpdateTimer ||
+        getForceUpdate(RuntimeService.previousRuntimeUpdate, state.clock)) &&
       !deepEqual(RuntimeService.previousState?.runtime, state.runtime);
 
     /**
@@ -750,13 +757,9 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
     /**
      * Many other values are calculated based on the clock
      * so if any of them are updated we also need to send the clock
-     * in case nothing else is updating the clock will bw updated at the notification rate
+     * in case nothing else is updating the clock will be updated at the notification rate
      */
-    const shouldUpdateClock =
-      shouldUpdateTimer ||
-      shouldRuntimeUpdate ||
-      shouldBlockUpdate ||
-      getForceUpdate(RuntimeService.previousClockUpdate, state.clock);
+    const shouldUpdateClock = shouldRuntimeUpdate || shouldBlockUpdate || beutyClockUpdate;
 
     //Now we set all the updates on the eventstore and update the previous value
     if (hasChangedPlayback) {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts
index 4d8e7e68e..99c5fbe9e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/rundownService.utils.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import { timerConfig } from '../../setup/config.js';
  * - we have rolled into a new seconds unit
  */
 export function getShouldClockUpdate(previousUpdate: number, now: number): boolean {
-  const shouldForceUpdate = getForceUpdate(previousUpdate, now);
-  if (shouldForceUpdate) {
-    return true;
-  }
   const newSeconds = millisToSeconds(now, TimerType.CountUp) !== millisToSeconds(previousUpdate, TimerType.CountUp);
   return newSeconds;
 }