diff --git a/src/hacks/AutoJoin.cpp b/src/hacks/AutoJoin.cpp
index 7177c8b4..e26ec14b 100644
--- a/src/hacks/AutoJoin.cpp
+++ b/src/hacks/AutoJoin.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ bool UnassignedClass()
 }
 
 Timer autoqueue_timer{};
+Timer req_timer{};
 /*CatVar party_bypass(CV_SWITCH, "party_bypass", "0", "Party Bypass",
                    "Bypass Party restrictions");*/
 void UpdateSearch()
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ void UpdateSearch()
             tfmm::queue_start();
         }
     }
+    if (req_timer.test_and_set(1800000)) {
+        logging::Info("Starting queue");
+        tfmm::queue_start();
+    }
 }
 
 Timer timer{};