diff --git a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp
index 38efb829..c304fc56 100644
--- a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp
@@ -18,16 +18,7 @@
 
 static int wlTick(SP<CEventLoopTimer> self, void* data) {
     if (g_pAnimationManager)
-        g_pAnimationManager->onTicked();
-
-    if (g_pCompositor->m_sessionActive && g_pAnimationManager && g_pHookSystem && !g_pCompositor->m_unsafeState &&
-        std::ranges::any_of(g_pCompositor->m_monitors, [](const auto& mon) { return mon->m_enabled && mon->m_output; })) {
-        g_pAnimationManager->tick();
-        EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("tick", nullptr);
-    }
-
-    if (g_pAnimationManager && g_pAnimationManager->shouldTickForNext())
-        g_pAnimationManager->scheduleTick();
+        g_pAnimationManager->frameTick();
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -249,26 +240,40 @@ void CHyprAnimationManager::tick() {
     tickDone();
 }
 
+void CHyprAnimationManager::frameTick() {
+    onTicked();
+
+    if (!shouldTickForNext())
+        return;
+
+    if (!g_pCompositor->m_sessionActive || !g_pHookSystem || g_pCompositor->m_unsafeState ||
+        !std::ranges::any_of(g_pCompositor->m_monitors, [](const auto& mon) { return mon->m_enabled && mon->m_output; }))
+        return;
+
+    if (!m_lastTickValid || m_lastTickTimer.getMillis() >= 1.0f) {
+        m_lastTickTimer.reset();
+        m_lastTickValid = true;
+
+        tick();
+        EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("tick", nullptr);
+    }
+
+    if (shouldTickForNext())
+        scheduleTick();
+}
+
 void CHyprAnimationManager::scheduleTick() {
     if (m_tickScheduled)
         return;
 
     m_tickScheduled = true;
 
-    const auto PMOSTHZ = g_pHyprRenderer->m_mostHzMonitor;
-
-    if (!PMOSTHZ) {
-        m_animationTimer->updateTimeout(std::chrono::milliseconds(16));
+    if (!m_animationTimer || !g_pEventLoopManager) {
+        m_tickScheduled = false;
         return;
     }
 
-    float       refreshDelayMs = std::floor(1000.f / PMOSTHZ->m_refreshRate);
-
-    const float SINCEPRES = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(Time::steadyNow() - PMOSTHZ->m_lastPresentationTimer.chrono()).count() / 1000.F;
-
-    const auto  TOPRES = std::clamp(refreshDelayMs - SINCEPRES, 1.1f, 1000.f); // we can't send 0, that will disarm it
-
-    m_animationTimer->updateTimeout(std::chrono::milliseconds(sc<int>(std::floor(TOPRES))));
+    m_animationTimer->updateTimeout(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
 }
 
 void CHyprAnimationManager::onTicked() {
diff --git a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp
index 0631e7c7..2f411879 100644
--- a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../../defines.hpp"
 #include "../../helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp"
 #include "../../desktop/DesktopTypes.hpp"
+#include "../../helpers/time/Timer.hpp"
 #include "../eventLoop/EventLoopTimer.hpp"
 
 class CHyprAnimationManager : public Hyprutils::Animation::CAnimationManager {
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class CHyprAnimationManager : public Hyprutils::Animation::CAnimationManager {
     CHyprAnimationManager();
 
     void         tick();
+    void         frameTick();
     virtual void scheduleTick();
     virtual void onTicked();
 
@@ -52,7 +54,9 @@ class CHyprAnimationManager : public Hyprutils::Animation::CAnimationManager {
     float               m_lastTickTimeMs;
 
   private:
-    bool m_tickScheduled = false;
+    bool   m_tickScheduled = false;
+    bool   m_lastTickValid = false;
+    CTimer m_lastTickTimer;
 };
 
 inline UP<CHyprAnimationManager> g_pAnimationManager;
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 50fd339f..0e322284 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1247,6 +1247,9 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, bool commit) {
     if (!g_pCompositor->m_sessionActive)
         return;
 
+    if (g_pAnimationManager)
+        g_pAnimationManager->frameTick();
+
     if (pMonitor->m_id == m_mostHzMonitor->m_id ||
         *PVFR == 1) { // unfortunately with VFR we don't have the guarantee mostHz is going to be updated all the time, so we have to ignore that