diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index d9b1691ab2..4372c86d99 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::PlayTicks()
 	const int iSongRow = max( 0, BeatToNoteRowNotRounded( fSongBeat ) );
 	static int iRowLastCrossed = -1;
 	if( iSongRow < iRowLastCrossed )
-		iRowLastCrossed = -1;
+		iRowLastCrossed = iSongRow;
 
 	int iTickRow = -1;
 	for( int r=iRowLastCrossed+1; r<=iSongRow; r++ )  // for each index we crossed since the last update