diff --git a/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/spark_logic.cpp b/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/spark_logic.cpp
index 7915bc9e3a..9ee6687d8f 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/spark_logic.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/spark_logic.cpp
@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ static bool startDwellByTurningSparkPinHigh(IgnitionEvent *event, IgnitionOutput
 }
 
 void turnSparkPinHighStartCharging(IgnitionEvent *event) {
-	event->actualStartOfDwellNt = getTimeNowLowerNt();
-
 	efitick_t nowNt = getTimeNowNt();
 
+	event->actualDwellTimer.reset(nowNt);
+
   bool skippedDwellDueToTriggerNoised = false;
 	for (int i = 0; i< MAX_OUTPUTS_FOR_IGNITION;i++) {
 		IgnitionOutputPin *output = event->outputs[i];