diff --git a/include/aocharmovie.h b/include/aocharmovie.h
index d066a39..ec7b952 100644
--- a/include/aocharmovie.h
+++ b/include/aocharmovie.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ private:
   QString m_emote;
 
   QElapsedTimer actual_time;
+
+  //it will forever be a mystery who thought this time_mod system would ever be a good idea with precision-based emotes
   const int time_mod = 60;
 
   // These are the X and Y values before they are fixed based on the sprite's width.
diff --git a/src/aocharmovie.cpp b/src/aocharmovie.cpp
index 34c6c81..b795847 100644
--- a/src/aocharmovie.cpp
+++ b/src/aocharmovie.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void AOCharMovie::play_pre(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int duration)
   //not without looping through all frames in the image at least - which causes lag. So for now it simply ends the preanimation early instead.
   play_once = true;
   if (duration > 0) //It's -1 if there's no definition in [Time] for it. In which case, it will let the animation run out in full. Duration 0 does the same.
-    preanim_timer->start(duration); //This timer will not fire if the animation finishes earlier than that
+    preanim_timer->start(duration * time_mod); //This timer will not fire if the animation finishes earlier than that
   play();
 }