diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/time.dm b/code/__HELPERS/time.dm
index 49de184a915..8722466e587 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/time.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/time.dm
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 	return time2text(wtime, format, NO_TIMEZONE)
 
 ///returns the current IC station time in a world.time format
-/proc/station_time(display_only = FALSE, wtime=world.time)
-	return ((((wtime - SSticker.round_start_time) * SSticker.station_time_rate_multiplier) + SSticker.gametime_offset) % 864000) - (display_only? GLOB.timezoneOffset : 0)
+/proc/station_time(wtime = world.time)
+	return (((wtime - SSticker.round_start_time) * SSticker.station_time_rate_multiplier) + SSticker.gametime_offset) % (24 HOURS)
 
 ///returns the current IC station time in a human readable format
 /proc/station_time_timestamp(format = "hh:mm:ss", wtime)
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 	if(isnum(force_set))
 		SSticker.gametime_offset = force_set
 		return
-	SSticker.gametime_offset = rand(0, 864000) //hours in day * minutes in hour * seconds in minute * deciseconds in second
+	SSticker.gametime_offset = rand(0, 24 HOURS) //hours in day * minutes in hour * seconds in minute * deciseconds in second
 	if(prob(50))
-		SSticker.gametime_offset = FLOOR(SSticker.gametime_offset, 3600)
+		SSticker.gametime_offset = FLOOR(SSticker.gametime_offset, 1 HOURS)
 	else
-		SSticker.gametime_offset = CEILING(SSticker.gametime_offset, 3600)
+		SSticker.gametime_offset = CEILING(SSticker.gametime_offset, 1 HOURS)
 
 ///returns timestamp in a sql and a not-quite-compliant ISO 8601 friendly format. Do not use for SQL, use NOW() instead
 /proc/ISOtime(timevar)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(rollovercheck_last_timeofday, 0)
  * the timezone is the time value offset from the local time. It's to be applied outside time2text() to get the AM/PM right.
  */
 /proc/time_to_twelve_hour(time, format = "hh:mm:ss", timezone = TIMEZONE_UTC)
-	time = MODULUS(time + (timezone - GLOB.timezoneOffset) HOURS, 24 HOURS)
+	time = MODULUS(time + (timezone * (1 HOURS)), 24 HOURS)
 	var/am_pm = "AM"
 	if(time > 12 HOURS)
 		am_pm = "PM"
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index b4458f64295..f033bda59bb 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -145,13 +145,15 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 
 		GLOB.syndicate_code_response_regex = codeword_match
 
-	start_at = world.time + (CONFIG_GET(number/lobby_countdown) * 10)
+	start_at = world.time + (CONFIG_GET(number/lobby_countdown) * (1 SECONDS))
+	round_start_time = start_at // May be changed later, but prevents the time from jumping back when the round actually starts
 	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/randomize_shift_time))
-		gametime_offset = rand(0, 23) HOURS
+		gametime_offset = rand(0, 23) * (1 HOURS)
 	else if(CONFIG_GET(flag/shift_time_realtime))
-		gametime_offset = world.timeofday
+		gametime_offset = world.timeofday + GLOB.timezoneOffset
+		station_time_rate_multiplier = 1
 	else
-		gametime_offset = (CONFIG_GET(number/shift_time_start_hour) HOURS)
+		gametime_offset = (CONFIG_GET(number/shift_time_start_hour) * (1 HOURS))
 	return SS_INIT_SUCCESS
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/fire()