diff --git a/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/EventHorizonSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/EventHorizonSystem.cs
index 312ac5739d..cca68ccc5e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/EventHorizonSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/EventHorizonSystem.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public sealed class EventHorizonSystem : SharedEventHorizonSystem
         SubscribeLocalEvent<MapGridComponent, EventHorizonAttemptConsumeEntityEvent>(PreventConsume);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<GhostComponent, EventHorizonAttemptConsumeEntityEvent>(PreventConsume);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<StationDataComponent, EventHorizonAttemptConsumeEntityEvent>(PreventConsume);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<EventHorizonComponent, MapInitEvent>(OnHorizonMapInit);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<EventHorizonComponent, EntityUnpausedEvent>(OnHorizonUnpaused);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<EventHorizonComponent, StartCollideEvent>(OnStartCollide);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<EventHorizonComponent, EntGotInsertedIntoContainerMessage>(OnEventHorizonContained);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<EventHorizonContainedEvent>(OnEventHorizonContained);
@@ -51,6 +53,16 @@ public sealed class EventHorizonSystem : SharedEventHorizonSystem
         vvHandle.AddPath(nameof(EventHorizonComponent.TargetConsumePeriod), (_, comp) => comp.TargetConsumePeriod, SetConsumePeriod);
     }
 
+    private void OnHorizonMapInit(EntityUid uid, EventHorizonComponent component, MapInitEvent args)
+    {
+        component.NextConsumeWaveTime = _timing.CurTime;
+    }
+
+    private void OnHorizonUnpaused(EntityUid uid, EventHorizonComponent component, ref EntityUnpausedEvent args)
+    {
+        component.NextConsumeWaveTime += args.PausedTime;
+    }
+
     public override void Shutdown()
     {
         var vvHandle = Vvm.GetTypeHandler<EventHorizonComponent>();
@@ -82,10 +94,10 @@ public sealed class EventHorizonSystem : SharedEventHorizonSystem
         if (!Resolve(uid, ref eventHorizon))
             return;
 
-        eventHorizon.LastConsumeWaveTime = _timing.CurTime;
-        eventHorizon.NextConsumeWaveTime = eventHorizon.LastConsumeWaveTime + eventHorizon.TargetConsumePeriod;
+        eventHorizon.NextConsumeWaveTime += eventHorizon.TargetConsumePeriod;
         if (eventHorizon.BeingConsumedByAnotherEventHorizon)
             return;
+
         if (!Resolve(uid, ref xform))
             return;
 
@@ -331,8 +343,9 @@ public sealed class EventHorizonSystem : SharedEventHorizonSystem
         if (MathHelper.CloseTo(eventHorizon.TargetConsumePeriod.TotalSeconds, value.TotalSeconds))
             return;
 
+        var diff = (value - eventHorizon.TargetConsumePeriod);
         eventHorizon.TargetConsumePeriod = value;
-        eventHorizon.NextConsumeWaveTime = eventHorizon.LastConsumeWaveTime + eventHorizon.TargetConsumePeriod;
+        eventHorizon.NextConsumeWaveTime += diff;
 
         var curTime = _timing.CurTime;
         if (eventHorizon.NextConsumeWaveTime < curTime)
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Singularity/Components/EventHorizonComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Singularity/Components/EventHorizonComponent.cs
index ce4f263077..d0febda789 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Singularity/Components/EventHorizonComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Singularity/Components/EventHorizonComponent.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
 using Content.Shared.Singularity.EntitySystems;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom;
 
 namespace Content.Shared.Singularity.Components;
 
@@ -59,19 +60,13 @@ public sealed class EventHorizonComponent : Component
     /// </summary>
     [DataField("consumePeriod")]
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
-    public TimeSpan TargetConsumePeriod { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The last time at which this consumed everything it overlapped with.
-    /// </summary>
-    [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
-    public TimeSpan LastConsumeWaveTime { get; set; } = default!;
+    public TimeSpan TargetConsumePeriod = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The next time at which this consumed everything it overlapped with.
     /// </summary>
-    [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
-    public TimeSpan NextConsumeWaveTime { get; set; } = default!;
+    [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly), DataField("nextConsumeWaveTime", customTypeSerializer:typeof(TimeOffsetSerializer))]
+    public TimeSpan NextConsumeWaveTime;
 
     #endregion Update Timing
 }