diff --git a/zone/net.cpp b/zone/net.cpp
index 79fa0a2b6..5103bd24b 100644
--- a/zone/net.cpp
+++ b/zone/net.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	std::unique_ptr<EQ::Net::EQStreamManager> eqsm;
 	std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> frame_prev = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 
-	EQ::Timer process_timer(32, true, [&](EQ::Timer* t) {
+	auto loop_fn = [&](EQ::Timer* t) {
 		//Advance the timer to our current point in time
 		Timer::SetCurrentTime();
 
@@ -529,15 +529,24 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			database.ping();
 			entity_list.UpdateWho();
 		}
-	});
+	};
+
+	EQ::Timer process_timer(loop_fn);
+	process_timer.Start(1000, true);
 
 	while (RunLoops) {
+		bool previous_loaded = is_zone_loaded && numclients > 0;
 		EQ::EventLoop::Get().Process();
-		if (is_zone_loaded) {
-			Sleep(1);
+		Sleep(1);
+
+		bool current_loaded = is_zone_loaded && numclients > 0;
+		if (previous_loaded && !current_loaded) {
+			process_timer.Stop();
+			process_timer.Start(1000, true);
 		}
-		else {
-			Sleep(50);
+		else if (!previous_loaded && current_loaded) {
+			process_timer.Stop();
+			process_timer.Start(32, true);
 		}
 	}