diff --git a/src/overworld.c b/src/overworld.c
index c78a409c2c..5177fab193 100644
--- a/src/overworld.c
+++ b/src/overworld.c
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ static void OverworldBasic(void)
     UpdateTilesetAnimations();
     DoScheduledBgTilemapCopiesToVram();
     // Every minute if no palette fade is active, update TOD blending as needed
-    if (!(gPaletteFade.active || (++gTimeUpdateCounter % 3600))) {
+    if (!(gPaletteFade.active || (++gTimeUpdateCounter >= 3600))) {
       struct TimeBlendSettings cachedBlend = {
         .time0 = currentTimeBlend.time0,
         .time1 = currentTimeBlend.time1,