diff --git a/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js b/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js
index 52c62537..0dabc866 100644
--- a/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js
+++ b/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
       || moveUp || moveDown
       || moveForward || moveBackward
     )) {
+      this.prevTime = Date.now();
       return false;
     }
     this.forceNextUpdate = false;