diff --git a/src/engine/workthreads/MineThread.java b/src/engine/workthreads/MineThread.java
index 1cd254d0..d4d59ca9 100644
--- a/src/engine/workthreads/MineThread.java
+++ b/src/engine/workthreads/MineThread.java
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 
 public class MineThread  implements Runnable {
+    public static LocalDateTime nextPulse;
     public MineThread(){
 
     }
     @Override
     public void run() {
-        LocalDateTime nextPulse = LocalDateTime.now().withMinute(59).minusHours(1);
+        nextPulse = LocalDateTime.now().withMinute(0);
         while (true) {
             if(LocalDateTime.now().isAfter(nextPulse)) {
                 processMineWindows();
-                nextPulse = nextPulse.plusMinutes(30);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -108,21 +108,35 @@ public class MineThread  implements Runnable {
     public static void processMineWindows(){
         for (Mine mine : Mine.getMines()) {
             Building tower = BuildingManager.getBuildingFromCache(mine.getBuildingID());
+            //if the tower comes back null, skip this mine
             if(tower == null)
                 continue;
-            LocalDateTime liveTime = LocalDateTime.now().withHour(mine.liveHour).withMinute(mine.liveMinute).minusMinutes(1);
-            if(!mine.isActive && !mine.wasOpened) {
-                if (LocalDateTime.now().isAfter(liveTime)) {
-                    mineWindowOpen(mine);
-                    // mine has not opened today yet, and it is now after the time it should have, open the mine
-                }
+
+            //log the current time right now
+            LocalDateTime currentTime = LocalDateTime.now().plusMinutes(1);
+
+            //check if this mine needs to open
+            LocalDateTime openTime = LocalDateTime.now().withHour(mine.liveHour).withMinute(mine.liveMinute).withSecond(0).withNano(0);
+            if(currentTime.isAfter(openTime) && !mine.wasOpened){
+                mineWindowOpen(mine); //hour and minute match, time to open the window
+                continue;
             }
-                //mine is active right now
-            if (LocalDateTime.now().isBefore(liveTime.plusMinutes(30)))
-                continue; // window is not over yet
 
-            if(tower.getRank() == 1 || mine.lastClaimer != null)
-                mineWindowClose(mine);
+            //check to see if the window shoul dbe closing now
+            if(currentTime.isAfter(openTime.plusMinutes(29))) {
+                //check to see if the tower was destoryed
+                boolean towerDestroyed = tower.getRank() < 1;
+                if(towerDestroyed){
+                    //check if a valid claimer exists to close the window and claim the mine since the tower was destroyed
+                    if(mine.lastClaimer != null)
+                        mineWindowClose(mine);
+                }else{
+                    //tower was not destroyed, mine window closes
+                    mineWindowClose(mine);
+                }
+
+            }
         }
+        nextPulse = nextPulse.plusMinutes(30);
     }
 }