diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index e15216d19..4baaab5c9 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -1190,12 +1190,13 @@
         submit.value = cooldown.duration;
         submit.disabled = true;
       }
-      return cooldown.interval = window.setInterval(cooldown.cb, 1000);
+      return setTimeout(cooldown.cb, 1000);
     },
     cb: function() {
       var submit, submits, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _results;
       submits = $$('#com_submit');
       if (--cooldown.duration > 0) {
+        setTimeout(cooldown.cb, 1000);
         _results = [];
         for (_i = 0, _len = submits.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           submit = submits[_i];
@@ -1203,7 +1204,6 @@
         }
         return _results;
       } else {
-        window.clearInterval(cooldown.interval);
         for (_j = 0, _len2 = submits.length; _j < _len2; _j++) {
           submit = submits[_j];
           submit.disabled = false;
@@ -1702,9 +1702,9 @@
       },
       autoUpdate: function() {
         if (this.checked) {
-          return updater.intervalID = window.setInterval(updater.timeout, 1000);
+          return updater.timeoutID = setTimeout(updater.timeout, 1000);
         } else {
-          return window.clearInterval(updater.intervalID);
+          return clearTimeout(updater.timeoutID);
         }
       },
       update: function() {
@@ -1764,8 +1764,9 @@
       }
       updater.timer.textContent = n;
       if (n === 0) {
-        return updater.update();
+        updater.update();
       }
+      return updater.timeoutID = setTimeout(updater.timeout, 1000);
     },
     updateNow: function() {
       updater.timer.textContent = 0;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 5f1c119ca..3eb5e1083 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -942,15 +942,15 @@ cooldown =
     for submit in $$ '#com_submit'
       submit.value = cooldown.duration
       submit.disabled = true
-    cooldown.interval = window.setInterval cooldown.cb, 1000
+    setTimeout cooldown.cb, 1000
 
   cb: ->
     submits = $$ '#com_submit'
     if --cooldown.duration > 0
+      setTimeout cooldown.cb, 1000
       for submit in submits
         submit.value = cooldown.duration
     else
-      window.clearInterval cooldown.interval
       for submit in submits
         submit.disabled = false
         submit.value = 'Submit'
@@ -1398,9 +1398,9 @@ updater =
         $.hide updater.timer
     autoUpdate: ->
       if @checked
-        updater.intervalID = window.setInterval updater.timeout, 1000
+        updater.timeoutID = setTimeout updater.timeout, 1000
       else
-        window.clearInterval updater.intervalID
+        clearTimeout updater.timeoutID
     update: ->
       if @status is 404
         updater.timer.textContent = ''
@@ -1455,6 +1455,8 @@ updater =
     if n is 0
       updater.update()
 
+    updater.timeoutID = setTimeout updater.timeout, 1000
+
   updateNow: ->
     updater.timer.textContent = 0
     updater.update()