diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index 99b5f0dde6..c1d23d59d9 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 	var/end_state = "undefined"
 
 	var/modevoted = FALSE					//Have we sent a vote for the gamemode?
+	var/tumpedbuckets = FALSE				//Have we tumped over buckets?
 
 	//Crew Objective/Miscreant stuff
 	var/list/crewobjlist = list()
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 			fire()
 		if(GAME_STATE_PREGAME)
 				//lobby stats for statpanels
+			if(!tumpedbuckets)
+				SStimer.tump_buckets()
 			if(!modevoted)
 				send_gamemode_vote()
 			if(isnull(timeLeft))
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/timer.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/timer.dm
index 6bf63130d9..2c46621f16 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/timer.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/timer.dm
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(timer)
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
+/datum/controller/subsystem/timer/proc/tump_buckets()
+	reset_buckets()
+	SSticker.tumpedbuckets = TRUE
 
 #undef BUCKET_LEN
 #undef BUCKET_POS