diff --git a/src/Spice86.Core/Emulator/InterruptHandlers/Timer/TimerInt8Handler.cs b/src/Spice86.Core/Emulator/InterruptHandlers/Timer/TimerInt8Handler.cs
index 72652db495..0a3fac55a4 100644
--- a/src/Spice86.Core/Emulator/InterruptHandlers/Timer/TimerInt8Handler.cs
+++ b/src/Spice86.Core/Emulator/InterruptHandlers/Timer/TimerInt8Handler.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ public TimerInt8Handler(IMemory memory, Cpu cpu, DualPic dualPic, Timer timer, B
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override void Run() {
-        long numberOfTicks = _timer.NumberOfTicks;
-        TickCounterValue = (uint)numberOfTicks;
+        TickCounterValue++;
         _dualPic.AcknowledgeInterrupt(0);
     }