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code/datums/status_effects/status_effect.dm

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	var/id = "effect" //Used for screen alerts.
 	var/duration = -1 //How long the status effect lasts in DECISECONDS. Enter -1 for an effect that never ends unless removed through some means.
 	var/tick_interval = 10 //How many deciseconds between ticks, approximately. Leave at 10 for every second.
-	var/next_tick //The scheduled time for the next tick.
 	var/mob/living/owner //The mob affected by the status effect.
 	var/on_remove_on_mob_delete = FALSE //if we call on_remove() when the mob is deleted
 	var/examine_text //If defined, this text will appear when the mob is examined - to use he, she etc. use "SUBJECTPRONOUN" and replace it in the examines themselves
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
 		return
 	if(duration != -1)
 		duration = world.time + duration
-	next_tick = world.time + tick_interval
+	tick_interval = world.time + tick_interval
 	if(alert_type)
 		var/obj/screen/alert/status_effect/A = owner.throw_alert(id, alert_type)
 		A.attached_effect = src //so the alert can reference us, if it needs to
@@ -53,9 +52,9 @@
 	if(!owner)
 		qdel(src)
 		return
-	if(next_tick < world.time)
+	if(tick_interval < world.time)
 		tick()
-		next_tick = world.time + tick_interval
+		tick_interval = world.time + initial(tick_interval)
 	if(duration != -1 && duration < world.time)
 		qdel(src)
 
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@
 			threshold_crossed = FALSE //resets threshold effect if we fall below threshold so threshold effect can trigger again
 			on_threshold_drop()
 		if(stacks_added > 0)
-			next_tick += delay_before_decay //refreshes time until decay
+			tick_interval += delay_before_decay //refreshes time until decay
 		stacks = min(stacks, max_stacks)
 		status_overlay.icon_state = "[overlay_state][stacks]"
 		status_underlay.icon_state = "[underlay_state][stacks]"