diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index a82bbd1c..a4a322d8 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "Compositor.hpp"
 #include "helpers/Splashes.hpp"
 #include <random>
+#include "debug/HyprCtl.hpp"
 
 int handleCritSignal(int signo, void* data) {
     Debug::log(LOG, "Hyprland received signal %d", signo);
@@ -1477,4 +1478,21 @@ CWindow* CCompositor::getWindowByRegex(const std::string& regexp) {
     }
 
     return nullptr;
+}
+
+wl_event_source* hyprCtlTickSource = nullptr;
+
+int hyprCtlTick(void* data) {
+    HyprCtl::tickHyprCtl();  // so that we dont get that race condition multithread bullshit
+
+    wl_event_source_timer_update(hyprCtlTickSource, 16); // tick it 60/s, should be enough.
+}
+
+void CCompositor::startHyprCtlTick() {
+    if (hyprCtlTickSource)
+        return;
+
+    hyprCtlTickSource = wl_event_loop_add_timer(m_sWLEventLoop, hyprCtlTick, nullptr);
+
+    wl_event_source_timer_update(hyprCtlTickSource, 16);
 }
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diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index 0357e08f..fd40d911 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -154,9 +154,11 @@ public:
 
     std::string             explicitConfigPath;
 
+    void                    startHyprCtlTick();
+
 private:
     void                    initAllSignals();
-    void                    setRandomSplash();
+    void                    setRandomSplash();    
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 7d7c2dfa..b30c0392 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -592,16 +592,7 @@ void HyprCtl::tickHyprCtl() {
 }
 
 std::string getRequestFromThread(std::string rq) {
-    // we need to do something to wake hyprland up if VFR is enabled
-
-    static auto *const PNOVFR = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:no_vfr")->intValue;
-
-    // TODO: is this safe...?
-    // this might be a race condition
-    // tested with 2 instances of `watch -n 0.1 hyprctl splash` and seems to not crash so I'll take that as a yes
-    if (!*PNOVFR)
-        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front().get());
-
+    
     while (HyprCtl::request != "" || HyprCtl::requestMade || HyprCtl::requestReady) {
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(5));
     }
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index 5f3560e1..770f42b0 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
         g_pCompositor->sanityCheckWorkspaces();
         g_pAnimationManager->tick();
 
-        HyprCtl::tickHyprCtl();  // so that we dont get that race condition multithread bullshit
-
         g_pConfigManager->dispatchExecOnce();  // We exec-once when at least one monitor starts refreshing, meaning stuff has init'd
 
         if (g_pConfigManager->m_bWantsMonitorReload)
diff --git a/src/managers/ThreadManager.cpp b/src/managers/ThreadManager.cpp
index 3ca4d550..e419911e 100644
--- a/src/managers/ThreadManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/ThreadManager.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ CThreadManager::CThreadManager() {
 
     HyprCtl::startHyprCtlSocket();
 
+    g_pCompositor->startHyprCtlTick();
+
     m_esConfigTimer = wl_event_loop_add_timer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLEventLoop, handleTimer, this);
 
     wl_event_source_timer_update(m_esConfigTimer, 1000);