diff --git a/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp b/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp
index a9b1d650e3..371eb62dab 100644
--- a/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp
+++ b/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void LinkGraphSchedule::SpawnNext()
 bool LinkGraphSchedule::IsJoinWithUnfinishedJobDue() const
 {
 	for (JobList::const_iterator it = this->running.begin(); it != this->running.end(); ++it) {
-		if (!((*it)->IsFinished(1))) {
+		if (!((*it)->IsFinished(2))) {
 			/* job is not due to be joined yet */
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -321,10 +321,10 @@ void StateGameLoop_LinkGraphPauseControl()
 		}
 	} else if (_pause_mode == PM_UNPAUSED && _tick_skip_counter == 0) {
 		if (!_settings_game.linkgraph.recalc_not_scaled_by_daylength || _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor == 1) {
-			if (_date_fract != LinkGraphSchedule::SPAWN_JOIN_TICK - 1) return;
+			if (_date_fract != LinkGraphSchedule::SPAWN_JOIN_TICK - 2) return;
 			if (_date % _settings_game.linkgraph.recalc_interval != _settings_game.linkgraph.recalc_interval / 2) return;
 		} else {
-			int date_ticks = ((_date * DAY_TICKS) + _date_fract - (LinkGraphSchedule::SPAWN_JOIN_TICK - 1));
+			int date_ticks = ((_date * DAY_TICKS) + _date_fract - (LinkGraphSchedule::SPAWN_JOIN_TICK - 2));
 			int interval = max<int>(2, (_settings_game.linkgraph.recalc_interval * DAY_TICKS / _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor));
 			if (date_ticks % interval != interval / 2) return;
 		}