diff --git a/app/js/preload/game.js b/app/js/preload/game.js
index 1b44ddf..0182491 100644
--- a/app/js/preload/game.js
+++ b/app/js/preload/game.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const injectExitBtn = () => {
 const initMenuTimer = () => {
     const instructions = document.getElementById('instructions');
     const menuTimerText = `
-    <div id='menuTimer' style='position:absolute;top:55%;left:50%;margin-right:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);font-size:50px;color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);'>00:00</div>
+    <div id='menuTimer' style='display:${config.get('enableTimer') ? 'block' : 'none'};position:absolute;top:55%;left:50%;margin-right:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);font-size:50px;color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);'>00:00</div>
     `;
     instructions.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', menuTimerText);
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ipcRenderer.on('didFinishLoad', () => {
     injectWaterMark();
     initDiscordRPC();
     if (isEnabledAltManager) injectAltManager();
-    if (isEnabledTimer) initMenuTimer();
+    initMenuTimer();
 });
 
 ipcRenderer.on('getLink', (e) => {
diff --git a/app/js/util/settings.js b/app/js/util/settings.js
index f172772..ca459e9 100644
--- a/app/js/util/settings.js
+++ b/app/js/util/settings.js
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ module.exports = {
         cat: 'General',
         type: 'checkbox',
         val: config.get('enableTimer', true),
-        restart: true,
+        restart: false,
         default: true,
+        onchange: 'window.gt.toggleDisplay("menuTimer")',
     },
     autoPlay: {
         id: 'autoPlay',
diff --git a/app/js/util/tools.js b/app/js/util/tools.js
index 09349a4..7fb989f 100644
--- a/app/js/util/tools.js
+++ b/app/js/util/tools.js
@@ -429,4 +429,8 @@ exports.gameTools = class {
                 break;
         }
     }
+    toggleDisplay(id) {
+        const el = document.getElementById(id);
+        el.style.display = el.style.display != 'none' ? 'none' : 'block';
+    }
 };
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