diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/objects/EventLoop.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/objects/EventLoop.java
index 0d202656b..a1aba5206 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/objects/EventLoop.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/objects/EventLoop.java
@@ -8,41 +8,76 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
-public class EventLoop implements AutoCloseable {
-    private final boolean PAUSE_ON_ERROR = ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD;
-    private final Logger logger = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
-    private final ExecutorService executorService;
-    private final Runnable runnable;
-    private CompletableFuture<Void> future;
-    private boolean isRunning = true;
-    public EventLoop(ExecutorService executorService, Runnable runnable) {
-        this.executorService = executorService;
-        this.runnable = runnable;
-    }
-    public void tick() {
-        if (future != null && future.isDone()) {
-            try {
-                future.join();
-            } catch (CompletionException ce) {
-                logger.error("Uncaught exception in event loop", ce.getCause());
-                if (PAUSE_ON_ERROR) isRunning = false;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                logger.error("Exception in event loop", e);
-                if (PAUSE_ON_ERROR) isRunning = false;
-            } finally {future = null;}
-        }
-        if (future == null && isRunning) {
-            future = CompletableFuture.runAsync(runnable, executorService);
-        }
-    }
-    public void close() {
-        if (future != null) {
-            future.cancel(true);
-        }
-        future = null;
-        executorService.shutdown();
-    }
-    public boolean isRunning() {
-        return future != null && !future.isDone();
-    }
+public class EventLoop implements AutoCloseable
+{
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	
+	private final boolean PAUSE_ON_ERROR = ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD;
+	private final ExecutorService executorService;
+	
+	private final Runnable runnable;
+	/** the future related to the given runnable */
+	private CompletableFuture<Void> runnableFuture;
+	
+	private boolean isRunning = true;
+	
+	
+	
+	public EventLoop(ExecutorService executorService, Runnable runnable)
+	{
+		this.executorService = executorService;
+		this.runnable = runnable;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	public void tick()
+	{
+		if (runnableFuture != null && runnableFuture.isDone())
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				runnableFuture.join();
+			}
+			catch (CompletionException ce)
+			{
+				LOGGER.error("Uncaught exception in event loop", ce.getCause());
+				if (PAUSE_ON_ERROR)
+				{
+					isRunning = false;
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				LOGGER.error("Exception in event loop", e);
+				if (PAUSE_ON_ERROR)
+				{
+					isRunning = false;
+				}
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				runnableFuture = null;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if (runnableFuture == null && isRunning)
+		{
+			runnableFuture = CompletableFuture.runAsync(runnable, executorService);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void close()
+	{
+		if (runnableFuture != null)
+		{
+			runnableFuture.cancel(true);
+		}
+		
+		runnableFuture = null;
+		executorService.shutdown();
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isRunning() { return runnableFuture != null && !runnableFuture.isDone(); }
+	
 }