diff --git a/code/__defines/_tick.dm b/code/__defines/_tick.dm
index 54ac7d398d9..c57f7702968 100644
--- a/code/__defines/_tick.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/_tick.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-#define TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING 80
+#define TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING 120 //VOREStation Emergency Edit
 #define TICK_LIMIT_TO_RUN 70
 #define TICK_LIMIT_MC 70
 #define TICK_LIMIT_MC_INIT_DEFAULT 98
diff --git a/code/__defines/subsystems.dm b/code/__defines/subsystems.dm
index ac480237b5e..767941d58f5 100644
--- a/code/__defines/subsystems.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/subsystems.dm
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ var/global/list/runlevel_flags = list(RUNLEVEL_LOBBY, RUNLEVEL_SETUP, RUNLEVEL_G
 // Subsystem fire priority, from lowest to highest priority
 // If the subsystem isn't listed here it's either DEFAULT or PROCESS (if it's a processing subsystem child)
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_SHUTTLES		5
+#define FIRE_PRIORITY_TIMERS		7 //VOREStation Emergency Edit
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_ORBIT			8
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_VOTE			9
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_AI			10
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/timer.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/timer.dm
index 3cd4ffe6bab..b743e8ff9e3 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/timer.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/timer.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 SUBSYSTEM_DEF(timer)
 	name = "Timer"
 	wait = 1 //SS_TICKER subsystem, so wait is in ticks
+	priority = FIRE_PRIORITY_TIMERS //VOREStation Emergency Edit
 	init_order = INIT_ORDER_TIMER
 
 	flags = SS_TICKER|SS_NO_INIT