diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 249cb93..90a7535 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-05-30  Richard Frith-Macdonald  <rfm@gnu.org>
+
+	* GSTicker.m: Ensure tick is current before calling -newSecond:
+
 2007-04-01  Richard Frith-Macdonald  <rfm@gnu.org>
 
 	* GSCache.m:
diff --git a/GSTicker.m b/GSTicker.m
index 0317c7c..bc26a1e 100644
--- a/GSTicker.m
+++ b/GSTicker.m
@@ -297,16 +297,22 @@ NSTimeInterval	GSTickerTimeNow()
   if (tt != nil && [tt->observers count] > 0)
     {
       NSTimeInterval	ti;
-      NSArray		*a = [tt->observers copy];
 
       if (tt->theTimer != t)
 	{
 	  [tt->theTimer invalidate];
 	  tt->theTimer = nil;
 	}
-      [a makeObjectsPerformSelector: @selector(fire:)
-			 withObject: tt->observers];
-      RELEASE(a);
+
+      if ([tt->observers count] > 0)
+        {
+          NSArray	*a = [tt->observers copy];
+
+          GSTickerTimeNow();
+          [a makeObjectsPerformSelector: @selector(fire:)
+                             withObject: tt->observers];
+          RELEASE(a);
+        }
 
       ti = GSTickerTimeNow();
       tt->theTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval: ti - (int)ti