diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 8229e210..e127ec2d 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -858,9 +858,11 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::applyScreenShader(const std::string& path) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m_sFinalScreenShader.proj      = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "proj");
-    m_sFinalScreenShader.tex       = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "tex");
-    m_sFinalScreenShader.time      = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "time");
+    m_sFinalScreenShader.proj = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "proj");
+    m_sFinalScreenShader.tex  = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "tex");
+    m_sFinalScreenShader.time = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "time");
+    if (m_sFinalScreenShader.time != -1)
+        m_sFinalScreenShader.initialTime = m_tGlobalTimer.getSeconds();
     m_sFinalScreenShader.wl_output = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "wl_output");
     m_sFinalScreenShader.fullSize  = glGetUniformLocation(m_sFinalScreenShader.program, "screen_size");
     if (m_sFinalScreenShader.fullSize == -1)
@@ -1155,7 +1157,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureInternalWithDamage(SP<CTexture> tex, CBox* pB
     glUniform1i(shader->tex, 0);
 
     if ((usingFinalShader && *PDT == 0) || CRASHING) {
-        glUniform1f(shader->time, m_tGlobalTimer.getSeconds());
+        glUniform1f(shader->time, m_tGlobalTimer.getSeconds() - shader->initialTime);
     } else if (usingFinalShader && shader->time != -1) {
         // Don't let time be unitialised
         glUniform1f(shader->time, 0.f);
diff --git a/src/render/Shader.hpp b/src/render/Shader.hpp
index 185c3dff..d5a312c3 100644
--- a/src/render/Shader.hpp
+++ b/src/render/Shader.hpp
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ class CShader {
     GLint   gradientLength = -1;
     GLint   angle          = -1;
 
-    GLint   time      = -1;
-    GLint   distort   = -1;
-    GLint   wl_output = -1;
+    float   initialTime = 0;
+    GLint   time        = -1;
+    GLint   distort     = -1;
+    GLint   wl_output   = -1;
 
     // Blur prepare
     GLint contrast = -1;
@@ -64,4 +65,4 @@ class CShader {
 
   private:
     std::unordered_map<std::string, GLint> m_muUniforms;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};