diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/RenderTickCounter_tickSpeedMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/RenderTickCounter_tickSpeedMixin.java
index 9e4927e0..1b115fd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/RenderTickCounter_tickSpeedMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/RenderTickCounter_tickSpeedMixin.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class RenderTickCounter_tickSpeedMixin {
             target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/render/RenderTickCounter;timeScale:F"
     ))
     private float adjustTickSpeed(RenderTickCounter counter) {
-        if (CarpetSettings.smoothClientAnimations)
+        if (CarpetSettings.smoothClientAnimations && TickSpeed.process_entities)
         {
             return Math.max(50.0f, TickSpeed.mspt);
         }