diff --git a/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Documents/MachineDocument.swift b/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Documents/MachineDocument.swift
index c57acf11f..3efe3accf 100644
--- a/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Documents/MachineDocument.swift	
+++ b/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Documents/MachineDocument.swift	
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ class MachineDocument:
 
 	func openGLViewDidShowOSMouseCursor(_ view: CSOpenGLView) {
 		// The OS mouse cursor became visible, so show the volume controls.
-		volumeView.layer?.removeAllAnimations()
 		animationFader = nil
+		volumeView.layer?.removeAllAnimations()
 		volumeView.isHidden = false
 		volumeView.layer?.opacity = 1.0
 	}
diff --git a/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Machine/CSMachine.mm b/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Machine/CSMachine.mm
index 691249e7d..bf23f3eed 100644
--- a/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Machine/CSMachine.mm	
+++ b/OSBindings/Mac/Clock Signal/Machine/CSMachine.mm	
@@ -779,9 +779,10 @@ struct ActivityObserver: public Activity::Observer {
 
 	_timer = [[CSHighPrecisionTimer alloc] initWithTask:^{
 		// Grab the time now and, therefore, the amount of time since the timer last fired
-		// (capped at half a second).
+		// (subject to a cap to avoid potential perpetual regression).
 		const auto timeNow = Time::nanos_now();
-		const auto duration = std::min(timeNow - lastTime, Time::Nanos(10'000'000'000 / TICKS));
+		lastTime = std::max(timeNow - Time::Nanos(10'000'000'000 / TICKS), lastTime);
+		const auto duration = timeNow - lastTime;
 
 		CGSize pixelSize;
 		BOOL splitAndSync = NO;