diff --git a/src/date.cpp b/src/date.cpp
index a09513e0c2..3f576ccb7f 100644
--- a/src/date.cpp
+++ b/src/date.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ void RecalculateStateTicksOffset()
 void UpdateEffectiveDayLengthFactor()
 {
 	DateDetail::_effective_day_length = _settings_game.EffectiveDayLengthFactor();
+
+	SetupTileLoopCounts();
+	UpdateCargoScalers();
 }
 
 CalTime::Date StateTicksToCalendarDate(StateTicks ticks)
diff --git a/src/misc.cpp b/src/misc.cpp
index 93efc983b1..181190fc5f 100644
--- a/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/misc.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,10 @@ void InitializeGame(uint size_x, uint size_y, bool reset_date, bool reset_settin
 	} else {
 		RecalculateStateTicksOffset();
 	}
-	SetupTileLoopCounts();
-	UpdateCargoScalers();
+
+	UpdateEffectiveDayLengthFactor();
+	SetupTickRate();
+
 	UpdateCachedSnowLine();
 	UpdateCachedSnowLineBounds();
 
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 413e3b71f4..91144199be 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -2031,9 +2031,6 @@ static void DayLengthChanged(int32_t new_value)
 	UpdateEffectiveDayLengthFactor();
 	RecalculateStateTicksOffset();
 
-	SetupTileLoopCounts();
-	UpdateCargoScalers();
-
 	MarkWholeScreenDirty();
 }