diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
index d56e431e05..e3a8ffe83c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.concurrent.timer
+import kotlin.concurrent.timerTask
 
 /**
  * Unciv's world screen
@@ -394,9 +395,9 @@ class WorldScreen(val gameInfo: GameInfo, val viewingCiv:CivilizationInfo) : Bas
             stopMultiPlayerRefresher()
             val restartAfter : Long = ex.limitRemainingSeconds.toLong() * 1000
 
-            timer("RestartTimerTimer", true, restartAfter, 0) {
+            Timer("RestartTimerTimer", true).schedule(timerTask {
                 multiPlayerRefresherJob = multiPlayerRefresher.launchIn(CRASH_HANDLING_DAEMON_SCOPE)
-            }
+            }, restartAfter)
         } catch (ex: Throwable) {
             postCrashHandlingRunnable {
                 loadingGamePopup.reuseWith("Couldn't download the latest game state!", true)