diff --git a/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/automatic_transfer_subsystem.dm b/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/automatic_transfer_subsystem.dm
index 5f5b2e51e6d60..a9fc32539bacd 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/automatic_transfer_subsystem.dm
+++ b/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/automatic_transfer_subsystem.dm
@@ -1,38 +1,36 @@
 SUBSYSTEM_DEF(automatic_transfer)
 	name = "Automatic Transfer"
-	flags = SS_NO_FIRE
-	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_SETUP | RUNLEVEL_GAME
-	/// Id of planned crew transfer timer
-	var/crew_transfer_timer_id
+	flags = SS_BACKGROUND
+	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_GAME
+	/// Time when next crew transfer vote will run
+	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(automatic_crew_transfer_vote_cooldown)
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/Initialize()
-	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/enable_automatic_crew_transfer))
-		setup_automatic_crew_transfer()
+	if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/enable_automatic_crew_transfer))
+		flags |= SS_NO_FIRE
+		return SS_INIT_NO_NEED
+
+	if(SSticker.current_state < GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		RegisterSignal(SSticker, COMSIG_TICKER_ROUND_STARTING, PROC_REF(on_round_starting))
+	else if(SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
+		on_round_starting()
 
 	return SS_INIT_SUCCESS
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/proc/plan_crew_transfer_vote_signal(datum/controller/subsystem/ticker, delay)
-	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-	plan_crew_transfer_vote(delay)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/fire(resumed)
+	if(COOLDOWN_FINISHED(src, automatic_crew_transfer_vote_cooldown))
+		start_crew_transfer_vote()
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/proc/plan_crew_transfer_vote(delay)
-	if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/enable_automatic_crew_transfer))
-		return
-	if(!delay)
-		delay = CONFIG_GET(number/automatic_crew_transfer_vote_interval)
-	if(!crew_transfer_timer_id)
-		crew_transfer_timer_id = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(start_crew_transfer_vote)), delay)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/Recover()
+	automatic_crew_transfer_vote_cooldown = SSautomatic_transfer.automatic_crew_transfer_vote_cooldown
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/proc/setup_automatic_crew_transfer()
-	PRIVATE_PROC(TRUE)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/proc/on_round_starting(datum/controller/subsystem/ticker)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 
-	if(SSticker.current_state < GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-		RegisterSignal(SSticker, COMSIG_TICKER_ROUND_STARTING, PROC_REF(plan_crew_transfer_vote_signal))
-	else if(SSticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
-		plan_crew_transfer_vote(max(0,  CONFIG_GET(number/automatic_crew_transfer_vote_delay) - (world.time - SSticker.round_start_time)))
+	COOLDOWN_START(src, automatic_crew_transfer_vote_cooldown, CONFIG_GET(number/automatic_crew_transfer_vote_delay))
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/automatic_transfer/proc/start_crew_transfer_vote()
 	PRIVATE_PROC(TRUE)
 
 	SSvote.initiate_vote(/datum/vote/crew_transfer, "Automatic Crew Transfer", forced = TRUE)
-	crew_transfer_timer_id = null
+	COOLDOWN_START(src, automatic_crew_transfer_vote_cooldown, CONFIG_GET(number/automatic_crew_transfer_vote_interval))
diff --git a/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/crew_tranfer_vote.dm b/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/crew_tranfer_vote.dm
index 148e503a089df..aab46b6123b8a 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/crew_tranfer_vote.dm
+++ b/modular_bandastation/automatic_crew_transfer/code/crew_tranfer_vote.dm
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 			return "Game not started yet."
 
 /datum/vote/crew_transfer/finalize_vote(winning_option)
-	SSautomatic_transfer.plan_crew_transfer_vote()
 	switch(winning_option)
 		if(CHOICE_CONTINUE)
 			return