diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs
index 47d78bc..18fd275 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurface.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 
 namespace RGB.NET.Core
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         /// </summary>
         public static RGBSurface Instance { get; } = new RGBSurface();
 
-        private DateTime _lastUpdate;
+        private long _lastUpdateTicks;
 
         private IList<IRGBDeviceProvider> _deviceProvider = new List<IRGBDeviceProvider>();
         private IList<IRGBDevice> _devices = new List<IRGBDevice>();
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         /// </summary>
         private RGBSurface()
         {
-            _lastUpdate = DateTime.Now;
+            _lastUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
 
             CheckUpdateLoop();
         }
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceDeviceEvents.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceDeviceEvents.cs
index ddb9a30..36acc1b 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceDeviceEvents.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceDeviceEvents.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace RGB.NET.Core
 {
@@ -82,9 +83,9 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         {
             try
             {
-                long lastUpdateTicks = _lastUpdate.Ticks;
-                _lastUpdate = DateTime.Now;
-                Updating?.Invoke(new UpdatingEventArgs((DateTime.Now.Ticks - lastUpdateTicks) / 10000000.0));
+                long lastUpdateTicks = _lastUpdateTicks;
+                _lastUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
+                Updating?.Invoke(new UpdatingEventArgs((_lastUpdateTicks - lastUpdateTicks) / 10000000.0));
             }
             catch { /* Well ... that's not my fault */ }
         }
diff --git a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceUpdater.cs b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceUpdater.cs
index e7a0d96..86ac31a 100644
--- a/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceUpdater.cs
+++ b/RGB.NET.Core/RGBSurfaceUpdater.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ namespace RGB.NET.Core
         {
             while (!_updateToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
-                long preUpdateTicks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
+                long preUpdateTicks = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
 
                 Update();
 
-                LastUpdateTime = ((DateTime.Now.Ticks - preUpdateTicks) / 10000.0);
+                LastUpdateTime = ((Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() - preUpdateTicks) / 10000.0);
                 int sleep = (int)((UpdateFrequency * 1000.0) - LastUpdateTime);
                 if (sleep > 0)
                     Thread.Sleep(sleep);