diff --git a/timers.go b/timers.go
index f1525b97c0..231d34f14d 100644
--- a/timers.go
+++ b/timers.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func InitTimers() {
 				Duration: msg.TimerStartDuration,
 				Cleared:  false,
 			}
+			// If this parameter is less than 10, a value of 10 is used
+			if t.Duration < 10 {
+				t.Duration = 10
+			}
 			t.StartTimer()
 			timers[id] = t
 			return nil
diff --git a/timers.ts b/timers.ts
index a5caf94d85..42e5a6cb6e 100644
--- a/timers.ts
+++ b/timers.ts
@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ function onMessage(payload: Uint8Array) {
   }
 }
 
-export function setTimeout(
+function setTimer(
   cb: TimerCallback,
   duration: number,
+  interval: boolean,
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
-  ...args: any[]
+  args: any[]
 ): number {
   const timer = {
     id: nextTimerId++,
-    interval: false,
+    interval,
     duration,
     args,
     cb
@@ -56,34 +57,28 @@ export function setTimeout(
   dispatch.sendMsg("timers", {
     command: pb.Msg.Command.TIMER_START,
     timerStartId: timer.id,
-    timerStartInterval: false,
+    timerStartInterval: interval,
     timerStartDuration: duration
   });
   return timer.id;
 }
 
-// TODO DRY with setTimeout
+export function setTimeout(
+  cb: TimerCallback,
+  duration: number,
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+  ...args: any[]
+): number {
+  return setTimer(cb, duration, false, args);
+}
+
 export function setInterval(
   cb: TimerCallback,
   repeat: number,
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
   ...args: any[]
 ): number {
-  const timer = {
-    id: nextTimerId++,
-    interval: true,
-    duration: repeat,
-    args,
-    cb
-  };
-  timers.set(timer.id, timer);
-  dispatch.sendMsg("timers", {
-    command: pb.Msg.Command.TIMER_START,
-    timerStartId: timer.id,
-    timerStartInterval: true,
-    timerStartDuration: repeat
-  });
-  return timer.id;
+  return setTimer(cb, duration, true, args);
 }
 
 export function clearTimer(id: number) {
@@ -92,3 +87,5 @@ export function clearTimer(id: number) {
     timerClearId: id
   });
 }
+
+