diff --git a/src/blackgui/loadindicator.cpp b/src/blackgui/loadindicator.cpp
index 82cc0d772..cd495e4e7 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/loadindicator.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/loadindicator.cpp
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
     void CLoadIndicator::setAnimationDelay(int delay)
     {
-        if (this->m_timerId != -1) { killTimer(this->m_timerId); }
         this->m_delayMs = delay;
-        if (this->m_timerId != -1) { this->m_timerId = startTimer(this->m_delayMs); }
+        if (this->m_timerId != -1) { killTimer(this->m_timerId); }
+        this->m_timerId = startTimer(this->m_delayMs);
     }
 
     void CLoadIndicator::setColor(const QColor &color)
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulatorfsx.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulatorfsx.cpp
index 1680fc636..458ceecc2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulatorfsx.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulatorfsx.cpp
@@ -104,11 +104,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         bool CSimulatorFsx::disconnectFrom()
         {
             if (!m_simConnected) { return true; }
-            if (m_simconnectTimerId >= 0)
-            {
-                killTimer(m_simconnectTimerId);
-                m_simconnectTimerId = -1;
-            }
+            if (m_simconnectTimerId >= 0) { killTimer(m_simconnectTimerId); }
+            m_simconnectTimerId = -1;
             if (m_hSimConnect)
             {
                 SimConnect_Close(m_hSimConnect);
@@ -1042,15 +1039,11 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
         void CSimulatorFsx::reset()
         {
-            if (m_simconnectTimerId >= 0)
-            {
-                killTimer(m_simconnectTimerId);
-                m_simconnectTimerId = -1;
-            }
+            if (m_simconnectTimerId >= 0) { killTimer(m_simconnectTimerId); }
+            m_simconnectTimerId   = -1;
             m_simConnected = false;
             m_simSimulating = false;
             m_syncDeferredCounter =  0;
-            m_simconnectTimerId   = -1;
             m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;
             m_interpolationRequest  = 0;
             m_interpolationsSkipped = 0;