diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index 1aea2fed5c6..451582bcf47 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -488,4 +488,5 @@ var/datum/subsystem/ticker/ticker
 	//map rotate chance defaults to 75% of the length of the round (in minutes)
 	if (!prob((world.time/600)*config.maprotatechancedelta))
 		return
-	maprotate()
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+	spawn(-1) //compiling a map can lock up the mc for 30 to 60 seconds if we don't spawn
+		maprotate()