diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index 2593955073..6bd9d44cea 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ bool DIntermissionController::Responder (FInputEvent *ev)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void DIntermissionController::Ticker ()
+bool DIntermissionController::Ticker ()
 {
 	if (mAdvance)
 	{
@@ -953,8 +953,10 @@ void DIntermissionController::Ticker ()
 		mAdvance = false;
 		if (!NextPage())
 		{
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	return true;
 }
 
 void DIntermissionController::Drawer ()
@@ -1031,14 +1033,13 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DIntermissionController, Responder)
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DIntermissionController, Ticker)
 {
 	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DIntermissionController);
-	self->Ticker();
-	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(true);
+	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(self->Ticker());
 }
 
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DIntermissionController, Drawer)
 {
 	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DIntermissionController);
-	self->Ticker();
+	self->Drawer	();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.h b/src/intermission/intermission.h
index a517166ed2..2d731a359b 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.h
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public:
 
 	DIntermissionController(FIntermissionDescriptor *mDesc = NULL, bool mDeleteDesc = false);
 	bool Responder (FInputEvent *ev);
-	void Ticker ();
+	bool Ticker ();
 	void Drawer ();
 	void OnDestroy() override;
 	bool NextPage();