# Countdown timer stops after 1 second **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** timer\ **Created:** [July 4, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705 "2022-07-04T21:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![prez523kthzh9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@prez523kthzh9](https://community.thunkable.com/u/prez523kthzh9)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705/1 "2022-07-04T21:58:10Z")
I’m making a simple countdown app. it’s similar to the countdown in this forum: [https://community.thunkable.com/t/working-with-times-and-dates-in-thunkable/54077/4](https://community.thunkable.com/t/working-with-times-and-dates-in-thunkable/54077/4) the only difference is that the user can only input time in seconds (although the app will display the input time in minutes if it applies) I ran into a problem however, the countdown stops after 1 second. here is the code on the app: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/9/094181594e6ca5ce3808f2bfaf8ae972a9653422.png) and here is the app link: [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/e5722fbf94724facff79d63954b8ac29) Any help would be appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705/2 "2022-07-05T03:54:25Z")
These are your timer settings: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/3/7311a3cb3416aac148a731b2b66b107f02ab0224.png) You need to enable Loops. That’s going to fire your timer every 5 seconds instead of only once after 5 seconds. Are you wanting the interval to be 5 seconds or 1 second? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705/3 "2022-07-05T10:35:01Z")
You need the `Loop` option in the `Timer` settings to be **False** and also you need to control when to stop counting. The current code will continue _firing_ into negative values. **[Update]** You need the `Loop` option in the `Timer` settings to be **True**. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705/4 "2022-07-05T10:57:58Z")
> [@muneer](#): > > You need the `Loop` option in the `Timer` settings to be **False** You mean **True** , right? This is what allows the timer to run repeatedly ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705/5 "2022-07-05T11:20:39Z")
> [@domhnallohanlon](#): > > You mean **True** , right? Yes, you are correct. I updated it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/countdown-timer-stops-after-1-second/1951705/6 "2022-10-03T11:20:56Z")
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