diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/game/GamePhases.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/game/GamePhases.kt
index 273ba316..26067de7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/game/GamePhases.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/game/GamePhases.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class GamePhase(
         ) {
 
             if (counterMessage != null) {
-                val currentCounter = it.counterDown
+                val currentCounter = it.counterDownToOne
                 if (currentCounter?.isCounterValue == true)
                     broadcast(counterMessage.invoke(currentCounter))
             }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/runnables/KSpigotRunnables.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/runnables/KSpigotRunnables.kt
index 80518fad..8acf40ae 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/runnables/KSpigotRunnables.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/runnables/KSpigotRunnables.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class KRunnableHolder {
 
 abstract class KSpigotRunnable(
         var counterUp: Long? = null,
-        var counterDown: Long? = null
+        var counterDownToOne: Long? = null,
+        var counterDownToZero: Long? = null,
 ) : BukkitRunnable()
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ fun KSpigot.task(
             var ranOut = false
             if (howOften != null) {
 
-                counterDown = howOften - curCounter
+                counterDownToOne = howOften - curCounter
+                counterDownToZero = counterDownToOne?.minus(1)
 
                 curCounter++
                 if (curCounter >= howOften)