diff --git a/src/timings/TimingsHandler.php b/src/timings/TimingsHandler.php
index 4a4ecafcc..ef87354b9 100644
--- a/src/timings/TimingsHandler.php
+++ b/src/timings/TimingsHandler.php
@@ -156,34 +156,43 @@ class TimingsHandler{
 
 		self::$HANDLERS[spl_object_id($this)] = $this;
 	}
-
 	public function startTiming() : void{
-		if(self::$enabled and ++$this->timingDepth === 1){
-			$this->start = microtime(true);
-			if($this->parent !== null and ++$this->parent->timingDepth === 1){
-				$this->parent->start = $this->start;
+		if(self::$enabled){
+			$this->internalStartTiming(microtime(true));
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function internalStartTiming(float $now) : void{
+		if(++$this->timingDepth === 1){
+			$this->start = $now;
+			if($this->parent !== null){
+				$this->parent->internalStartTiming($now);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	public function stopTiming() : void{
 		if(self::$enabled){
-			if($this->timingDepth === 0){
-				throw new \InvalidStateException("Cannot stop a timer that is not running");
-			}
-			if(--$this->timingDepth !== 0 or $this->start == 0){
-				return;
-			}
+			$this->internalStopTiming(microtime(true));
+		}
+	}
 
-			$diff = microtime(true) - $this->start;
-			$this->totalTime += $diff;
-			$this->curTickTotal += $diff;
-			++$this->curCount;
-			++$this->count;
-			$this->start = 0;
-			if($this->parent !== null){
-				$this->parent->stopTiming();
-			}
+	private function internalStopTiming(float $now) : void{
+		if($this->timingDepth === 0){
+			throw new \InvalidStateException("Cannot stop a timer that is not running");
+		}
+		if(--$this->timingDepth !== 0 or $this->start == 0){
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$diff = $now - $this->start;
+		$this->totalTime += $diff;
+		$this->curTickTotal += $diff;
+		++$this->curCount;
+		++$this->count;
+		$this->start = 0;
+		if($this->parent !== null){
+			$this->parent->internalStopTiming($now);
 		}
 	}