diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp
index 28690cd3a..a2b36c753 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlCore/Win32Wnd.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK Ctrl::UtilityProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 {
 	sClipMap();
 	switch(message) {
+	case WM_TIMER:
+		TimerProc(GetTickCount());
+		break;
 	case WM_RENDERFORMAT:
 		RenderFormat((dword)wParam);
 		return 0;
@@ -860,12 +863,10 @@ bool Ctrl::ProcessEvents(bool *quit)
 {
 	if(ProcessEvent(quit)) {
 		while(ProcessEvent(quit) && (!LoopCtrl || LoopCtrl->InLoop())); // LoopCtrl-MF 071008
-		TimerProc(GetTickCount());
 		SweepMkImageCache();
 		return true;
 	}
 	SweepMkImageCache();
-	TimerProc(GetTickCount());
 	return false;
 }