diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 87b6e38..c5efcd4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ main
 mumble-discord-bridge
 dist
 bridge
-.prof
+*.prof
+*.out
+*.test
 cert.pem
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d9d6cd..e4a2448 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GOFILES=main.go mumble.go discord.go bridge.go config.go mumble-handlers.go discord-handlers.go
+GOFILES=main.go mumble.go discord.go bridge.go config.go mumble-handlers.go discord-handlers.go tickerct.go
 
 mumble-discord-bridge: $(GOFILES)
 	goreleaser build --skip-validate --rm-dist
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dev: $(GOFILES)
 	goreleaser build --skip-validate --rm-dist && sudo ./dist/mumble-discord-bridge_linux_amd64/mumble-discord-bridge
 
 dev-race: $(GOFILES)
-	go run -race *.go
+	go run -race $(GOFILES)
 
 dev-profile: $(GOFILES)
 	goreleaser build --skip-validate --rm-dist && sudo ./dist/mumble-discord-bridge_linux_amd64/mumble-discord-bridge -cpuprofile cpu.prof
diff --git a/discord.go b/discord.go
index f2915e9..7d2f79f 100644
--- a/discord.go
+++ b/discord.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (dd *DiscordDuplex) discordSendPCM(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 		opusSilence = append(opusSilence, 0x00)
 	}
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker := NewTickerCT(20 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	lastReady := true
 	var readyTimeout *time.Timer
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (dd *DiscordDuplex) discordReceivePCM(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGro
 }
 
 func (dd *DiscordDuplex) fromDiscordMixer(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, toMumble chan<- gumble.AudioBuffer) {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker := NewTickerCT(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	sendAudio := false
 	wg.Add(1)
 
diff --git a/mumble.go b/mumble.go
index 1d363d2..1f60548 100644
--- a/mumble.go
+++ b/mumble.go
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ func (m MumbleDuplex) OnAudioStream(e *gumble.AudioStreamEvent) {
 }
 
 func (m MumbleDuplex) fromMumbleMixer(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, toDiscord chan []int16) {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker := NewTickerCT(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	sendAudio := false
+	bufferWarning := false
+
 	wg.Add(1)
 
 	for {
@@ -93,14 +95,22 @@ func (m MumbleDuplex) fromMumbleMixer(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, t
 		}
 
 		if len(toDiscord) > 20 {
-			log.Println("Debug: Warning Discord buffer size")
+			if !bufferWarning {
+				log.Println("Warning: toDiscord buffer size")
+				bufferWarning = true
+			}
+		} else {
+			if bufferWarning {
+				log.Println("Resolved: toDiscord buffer size")
+				bufferWarning = false
+			}
 		}
 
 		if sendAudio {
 			select {
 			case toDiscord <- outBuf:
 			default:
-				log.Println("toDiscord buffer full. Dropping packet")
+				log.Println("Error: toDiscord buffer full. Dropping packet")
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tickerct.go b/tickerct.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..392d89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tickerct.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// A Ticker holds a channel that delivers ``ticks'' of a clock
+// at intervals.
+type TickerCT struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	C    <-chan time.Time // The channel on which the ticks are delivered.
+	c    chan<- time.Time // internal use
+	r    *time.Timer      // internal timer
+	d    time.Duration    // the set duration
+	last time.Time        // the last time the ticker ticked
+	stop bool             // mark the ticker as stopped
+}
+
+// NewTickerCT returns a new Ticker containing a channel that will send
+// the time on the channel after each tick. The period of the ticks is
+// specified by the duration argument. The ticker queue ticks.
+// The duration d must be greater than zero; if not, NewTickerCT will
+// panic. Stop the ticker to release associated resources.
+func NewTickerCT(d time.Duration) *TickerCT {
+	if d <= 0 {
+		panic(errors.New("non-positive interval for NewTickerCT"))
+	}
+
+	// Give the channel a large buffer to allow clients to catchup
+	c := make(chan time.Time, 100)
+
+	t := &TickerCT{
+		C:    c,
+		c:    c,
+		d:    d,
+		last: time.Now(),
+		stop: false,
+	}
+
+	t.Lock()
+	t.r = time.AfterFunc(d, func() { t.tick() })
+	t.Unlock()
+
+	return t
+}
+
+func (t *TickerCT) tick() {
+	t.Lock()
+	if t.stop {
+		fmt.Println("stopped")
+		return
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	t.c <- now
+
+	current := t.last.Add(t.d)
+	target := current.Add(t.d)
+
+	d := target.Sub(now)
+
+	// if d.Microseconds() < 1 {
+	// 	d = time.Duration(time.Microsecond)
+	// }
+	// delta := now.Sub(current)
+	// fmt.Println("delta", delta, d)
+
+	t.r.Reset(d)
+	t.last = current
+	t.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (t *TickerCT) Stop() {
+	t.stop = true
+	if t.r != nil {
+		t.r.Stop()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tickerct_test.go b/tickerct_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd1c318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tickerct_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const testCount int64 = 10000
+const maxSleepInterval time.Duration = 15 * time.Millisecond
+const tickerInterval time.Duration = 10 * time.Millisecond
+const testDuration time.Duration = time.Duration(testCount * 10 * int64(time.Millisecond))
+
+func Testticker(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func(interval time.Duration) {
+		now := time.Now()
+		start := now
+		// start the ticker
+		t := time.NewTicker(interval)
+		var i int64
+		for i = 0; i < testCount; i++ {
+			if i+1 < testCount {
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(float64(maxSleepInterval) * rand.Float64()))
+			}
+			now = <-t.C
+			// fmt.Println(now)
+		}
+		t.Stop()
+		fmt.Println("Ticker after", testDuration, "drifts", time.Since(start)-testDuration)
+		wg.Done()
+	}(tickerInterval)
+}
+
+func TestTicker(t *testing.T) {
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	Testticker(&wg)
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func TesttickerCT(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func(interval time.Duration) {
+		now := time.Now()
+		start := now
+		// start the ticker
+		t := NewTickerCT(interval)
+		var i int64
+		for i = 0; i < testCount; i++ {
+			if i+1 < testCount {
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(float64(maxSleepInterval) * rand.Float64()))
+			}
+			now = <-t.C
+			// fmt.Println(now)
+		}
+		t.Stop()
+		fmt.Println("TickerCT after", testDuration, "drifts", time.Since(start)-testDuration)
+		wg.Done()
+	}(tickerInterval)
+}
+
+func TestTickerCT(t *testing.T) {
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	TesttickerCT(&wg)
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}