diff --git a/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp b/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp
index 66b44b229..d0b0ad3bc 100644
--- a/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/BaseInstance.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ BaseInstance::BaseInstance(SettingsObjectPtr globalSettings, SettingsObjectPtr s
 
     m_settings->registerSetting("lastLaunchTime", 0);
     m_settings->registerSetting("totalTimePlayed", 0);
+    if (m_settings->get("totalTimePlayed").toLongLong() < 0)
+        m_settings->set("totalTimePlayed", 0);
     m_settings->registerSetting("lastTimePlayed", 0);
 
     m_settings->registerSetting("linkedInstances", "[]");
@@ -278,8 +280,6 @@ void BaseInstance::setRunning(bool running)
         QDateTime timeEnded = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 
         qint64 current = settings()->get("totalTimePlayed").toLongLong();
-        if (current < 0)
-            current = 0;
         settings()->set("totalTimePlayed", current + m_timeStarted.secsTo(timeEnded));
         settings()->set("lastTimePlayed", m_timeStarted.secsTo(timeEnded));
 
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ void BaseInstance::setRunning(bool running)
 int64_t BaseInstance::totalTimePlayed() const
 {
     qint64 current = m_settings->get("totalTimePlayed").toLongLong();
-    if (current < 0)
-        current = 0;
     if (m_isRunning) {
         QDateTime timeNow = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
         return current + m_timeStarted.secsTo(timeNow);