diff --git a/SpecialSettingsSunday/scripting/SpecialSettingsSunday.sp b/SpecialSettingsSunday/scripting/SpecialSettingsSunday.sp
index 4b799bf1..350b7e92 100644
--- a/SpecialSettingsSunday/scripting/SpecialSettingsSunday.sp
+++ b/SpecialSettingsSunday/scripting/SpecialSettingsSunday.sp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ public Plugin myinfo =
 
 Handle g_VoteMenu = INVALID_HANDLE;
 Handle g_SettingsList = INVALID_HANDLE;
-Handle g_CountdownTimer = INVALID_HANDLE;
 
 ConVar g_cvHlxBonus;
 ConVar g_cvBhop;
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public void OnAllPluginsLoaded()
 	if (!g_bTeamManagerLoaded || (g_bTeamManagerLoaded && !TeamManager_InWarmup()))
 	{
 		if (CheckConditions())
-			g_CountdownTimer = CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
+			CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ public void TeamManager_WarmupEnd()
 		return;
 
 	if (CheckConditions())
-		g_CountdownTimer = CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
+		CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
 }
 
 public void OnClientPutInServer(int client)
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ public void ConVarChanged(ConVar convar, char[] oldValue, const char[] newValue)
 public Action Command_ForceVote(int client, int args)
 {
 	GenerateArray();
-	g_CountdownTimer = CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
+	CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
 	CreateTimer(0.1, DisableFunMode, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
 	return Plugin_Handled;
 }
@@ -275,9 +274,11 @@ public Action StartVote(Handle timer)
 	if (iCountDown-- <= 0)
 	{
 		iCountDown = 5;
-		CloseHandle(g_CountdownTimer);
 		InitiateVote();
+		return Plugin_Stop;
 	}
+
+	return Plugin_Continue;
 }
 
 public void InitiateVote()
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ public void InitiateVote()
 	if(IsVoteInProgress())
 	{
 		CPrintToChatAll("{green}[Special Settings Sunday] {white}Another vote is currently in progress, retrying again in 5s.");
-		g_CountdownTimer = CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
+		CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ public void Handler_SettingsVoteFinished(Handle menu, int num_votes, int num_cli
 		PushArrayString(g_SettingsList, sFirst);
 		PushArrayString(g_SettingsList, sSecond);
 		g_bIsRevote = true;
-		g_CountdownTimer = CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
+		CreateTimer(1.0, StartVote, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_REPEAT|TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE);
 
 		return;
 	}