diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_onPause.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_onPause.sqf
index 39b5f5a9d..d19c00a3e 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_onPause.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_onPause.sqf
@@ -47,12 +47,25 @@ while {(!isNull _display) && !r_player_dead} do {
 			[localize "str_epoch_player_12",1] call dayz_rollingMessages;
 		};
 		default {
-			waitUntil {_btnAbort ctrlSetText format["%1%2%3%4",_btnAbortText," (", str(10 - ((diag_tickTime - _testTime))), ")"]; uiSleep 0.1; ((diag_tickTime - _testTime) >= 10);};
+			_gearDisplay = findDisplay 106;
+			if (!isNull _gearDisplay) then {
+				_gearDisplay closeDisplay 0;
+			};
+			if (!TimeOutDisplayed) then {
+				waitUntil {_btnAbort ctrlSetText format["%1%2%3%4",_btnAbortText," (", str(ceil (((_testTime + 10) - diag_tickTime)*10)/10), ")"]; uiSleep 0.1; ((diag_tickTime - _testTime) >= 10);};
+				if (!isNull _display) then {
+					TimeOutDisplayed = true;
+				};
+			};
 			_btnAbort ctrlEnable true;
 			_btnAbort ctrlSetText _btnAbortText;
 		};
 	};
+	if (!isNull _display) then { //this prevents the timeout from being skipped if the menu is quickly re-opened
+		TimeOutDisplayed = false;
+	};
 	uiSleep 1;
 };
 
+TimeOutDisplayed = false;
 if (r_player_dead) exitWith {_btnAbort ctrlEnable true;};
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diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
index ac901f4da..2bb6f3d47 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ if (isNil "DZE_selfTransfuse_Values") then {DZE_selfTransfuse_Values = [12000,15
 if (isNil "DZE_PlotPole") then {DZE_PlotPole = [30,45];};
 DZE_maintainRange = ((DZE_PlotPole select 0)+20);
 if (isNil "DZE_slowZombies") then {DZE_slowZombies = false;};
+TimeOutDisplayed = false;
 
 if (isServer) then {
 	dead_bodyCleanup = [];