diff --git a/src/components/text-counter.js b/src/components/text-counter.js
index 5259448..e777448 100644
--- a/src/components/text-counter.js
+++ b/src/components/text-counter.js
@@ -14,45 +14,33 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('text-counter', {
   },
 
   init: function () {
-    this.startTime = null;
     this.currentValue = 0;
     this.textValue = {value : ''};
   },
 
-  decimals: function (n) {
-    var d = Math.pow(10, this.data.decimals);
-    return (parseInt(n * d) / d).toFixed(this.data.decimals);
-  },
-
   update: function (oldData) {
-    this.startTime = null;
     this.currentValue = 0;
     this.textValue.value = `${this.data.prefix} ${this.decimals(0)} ${this.data.suffix}`;
     this.el.setAttribute('text', this.textValue);
   },
 
-  tick: function (time) {
+  tick: function (time, timeDelta) {
     if (this.currentValue >= this.data.value) { return; }
 
-    if (this.startTime === null) {
-      this.startTime = time;
-      return;
-    };
-
-    const prevValue = Math.floor(this.currentValue);
-    this.currentValue = this.data.value * (time - this.startTime) / this.data.dur;
-
-    if (Math.floor(this.currentValue) === prevValue) { return; }
+    this.currentValue += this.data.value * (timeDelta / this.data.dur);
 
     if (this.currentValue >= this.data.value) {
       this.currentValue = this.data.value;
-      if (this.data.emit) {
-        this.el.emit('textcounterdone', null, false);
-      }
+      if (this.data.emit) { this.el.emit('textcounterdone', null, false); }
     }
 
     this.textValue.value =
       `${this.data.prefix} ${this.decimals(this.currentValue)} ${this.data.suffix}`;
     this.el.setAttribute('text', this.textValue);
+  },
+
+  decimals: function (n) {
+    var d = Math.pow(10, this.data.decimals);
+    return (parseInt(n * d) / d).toFixed(this.data.decimals);
   }
 })