diff --git a/axios.suo b/axios.suo
index 3e6dab3..c551a9a 100644
Binary files a/axios.suo and b/axios.suo differ
diff --git a/axios/Axios_settings.cs b/axios/Axios_settings.cs
index c291a56..1b826a0 100644
--- a/axios/Axios_settings.cs
+++ b/axios/Axios_settings.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
  * 1.0.1.2 - 4/1/2012
  * - Making AxiosTimer inheirt from AxiosGameObject for it to be casted properly
  * 
+ * 1.0.1.3 - 4/7/2012
+ * - Adding a check in the AxiosTimer update to only tick if the game is active
+ * 
  */
 
 using System.Reflection;
diff --git a/axios/Engine/AxiosTimer.cs b/axios/Engine/AxiosTimer.cs
index d5e4302..582f1c7 100644
--- a/axios/Engine/AxiosTimer.cs
+++ b/axios/Engine/AxiosTimer.cs
@@ -37,25 +37,27 @@ namespace Axios.Engine
 
         public override void Update(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen, GameTime gameTime, bool otherScreenHasFocus, bool coveredByOtherScreen)
         {
-
-            if (_enabled)
+            if (gameScreen.IsActive) //only "tick" if the window has focus - otherwise the Timer will play catchup
             {
-                if (gameTime.TotalGameTime - lastTick >= interval)
+                if (_enabled)
                 {
-                    if (Tick != null)
+                    if (gameTime.TotalGameTime - lastTick >= interval)
                     {
-                        //EventArgs e = new EventArgs();
-                        
-                        Tick(this, null);
-                    }
+                        if (Tick != null)
+                        {
+                            //EventArgs e = new EventArgs();
 
+                            Tick(this, null);
+                        }
+
+                        lastTick = gameTime.TotalGameTime;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
                     lastTick = gameTime.TotalGameTime;
                 }
             }
-            else
-            {
-                lastTick = gameTime.TotalGameTime;
-            }
         }
 
         public override void LoadContent(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen)