diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index a36f1e49..77f8df55 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ INTERNAL void game_update(struct game_cmd_array game_cmds)
      * ========================== */
 
     ++G.tick.tick_id;
-    G.tick.simtime_ns = sys_time_ns();
 
     G.tick.dt_ns = NS_FROM_SECONDS(max_f64(0.0, (1.0 / GAME_FPS) * G.tick.timescale));
     G.tick.time_ns += G.tick.dt_ns;
@@ -1327,6 +1326,7 @@ INTERNAL void game_update(struct game_cmd_array game_cmds)
      * ========================== */
 
     /* Publish tick */
+    G.tick.publishtime_ns = sys_time_ns();
     publish_game_tick();
     __profframe("Game");
 
diff --git a/src/user.c b/src/user.c
index 1f154097..047e6d2c 100644
--- a/src/user.c
+++ b/src/user.c
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ INTERNAL struct interp_ticks pull_ticks(i64 blend_time_ns)
         from_tick = oldest_tick;
         to_tick = newest_tick;
         for (struct blend_tick *bt = G.head_blend_tick; bt; bt = bt->next) {
-            i64 bt_time_ns = bt->world.simtime_ns;
+            i64 bt_time_ns = bt->world.publishtime_ns;
 
-            if (bt_time_ns < blend_time_ns && bt_time_ns > from_tick->simtime_ns) {
+            if (bt_time_ns < blend_time_ns && bt_time_ns > from_tick->publishtime_ns) {
                 from_tick = &bt->world;
             }
 
-            if (bt_time_ns > blend_time_ns && bt_time_ns < to_tick->simtime_ns) {
+            if (bt_time_ns > blend_time_ns && bt_time_ns < to_tick->publishtime_ns) {
                 to_tick = &bt->world;
             }
         }
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ INTERNAL struct interp_ticks pull_ticks(i64 blend_time_ns)
             u64 bts_to_free_count = 0;
 
             for (struct blend_tick *bt = G.head_blend_tick; bt; bt = bt->next) {
-                i64 bt_time_ns = bt->world.simtime_ns;
-                if (bt_time_ns < from_tick->simtime_ns) {
+                i64 bt_time_ns = bt->world.publishtime_ns;
+                if (bt_time_ns < from_tick->publishtime_ns) {
                     *arena_push(scratch.arena, struct blend_tick *) = bt;
                     ++bts_to_free_count;
                 }
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ INTERNAL void user_update(void)
 
         f32 tick_blend = 0;
         {
-            i64 t0_time_ns = t0->simtime_ns;
-            i64 t1_time_ns = t1->simtime_ns;
+            i64 t0_time_ns = t0->publishtime_ns;
+            i64 t1_time_ns = t1->publishtime_ns;
             if (t1_time_ns > t0_time_ns) {
                 f64 t0_t1_elapsed = SECONDS_FROM_NS(t1_time_ns - t0_time_ns);
                 f64 t0_blend_elapsed = SECONDS_FROM_NS(blend_time_ns - t0_time_ns);
diff --git a/src/world.h b/src/world.h
index e18bc84d..079154c4 100644
--- a/src/world.h
+++ b/src/world.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 struct world {
     u64 continuity_gen;             /* Starts at 1 */
     u64 tick_id;                    /* Starts at 1 */
-    i64 simtime_ns;                 /* When was this tick simulated in program time */
+    i64 publishtime_ns;             /* When was this tick simulated in program time */
 
     /* World time */
     f64 timescale;