diff --git a/jquery.simple.timer.js b/jquery.simple.timer.js
index 3802497..8c5f290 100644
--- a/jquery.simple.timer.js
+++ b/jquery.simple.timer.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   var timer;
 
   var Timer = function(targetElement){
+     this.startTime = new Date().getTime();
     this._options = {};
     this.targetElement = targetElement;
     return this;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
     this.setFinalValue(this.formatTimeLeft(timeLeft), element);
 
     intervalId = setInterval((function() {
+      this.forwardCurrentTime();
       timeLeft = endTime - this.currentTime();
       // When timer has been idle and only resumed past timeout,
       // then we immediatelly complete the timer.
@@ -210,9 +212,13 @@
     element.find('.jst-hours').text('00:');
   };
 
-  Timer.prototype.currentTime = function() {
-    return Math.round((new Date()).getTime() / 1000);
-  };
+    Timer.prototype.forwardCurrentTime = function () {
+        this.startTime += 1000;
+    };
+
+    Timer.prototype.currentTime = function () {
+        return Math.round(this.startTime / 1000);
+    };
 
   Timer.prototype.formatTimeLeft = function(timeLeft) {
 
@@ -259,7 +265,6 @@
     element.find('.' + this._options.classNameHours).text(finalValues.pop() + ':');
   };
 
-
   $.fn.startTimer = function(options) {
     this.TimerObject = Timer;
     Timer.start(options, this);