diff --git a/addons/explosives/ACE_Triggers.hpp b/addons/explosives/ACE_Triggers.hpp
index e9c717504e..aab36121a0 100644
--- a/addons/explosives/ACE_Triggers.hpp
+++ b/addons/explosives/ACE_Triggers.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ACE_Triggers {
         isAttachable = 1;
         displayName = CSTRING(timerName);
         picture = QPATHTOF(data\UI\Timer.paa);
-        onPlace = QUOTE([ARR_2(_this select 1, _this select 3 select 0)] call FUNC(startTimer); false);
+        onPlace = QUOTE([ARR_4(_this select 1, _this select 3 select 0, nil, _this select 0)] call FUNC(startTimer); false);
         onSetup = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(openTimerUI));
     };
     class Tripwire {
diff --git a/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_dialPhone.sqf b/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_dialPhone.sqf
index c7b5848e52..e4292f60b3 100644
--- a/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_dialPhone.sqf
+++ b/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_dialPhone.sqf
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ if (_unit == ace_player) then {
             playSound3D [QUOTE(PATHTO_R(Data\Audio\Cellphone_Ring.wss)),objNull, false, getPosASL (_this select 1),3.16228,1,75];
             (_this select 0) setVariable [QGVAR(Dialing), false, true];
         }, [_unit,_explosive select 0], 0.25 * (count _arr - 4)] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
-        [_explosive select 0,(0.25 * (count _arr - 1)) + (_explosive select 2), "ACE_Cellphone"] call FUNC(startTimer);
+        [_explosive select 0,(0.25 * (count _arr - 1)) + (_explosive select 2), "ACE_Cellphone", _unit] call FUNC(startTimer);
     };
 };
diff --git a/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_startTimer.sqf b/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_startTimer.sqf
index 484171ec6e..2b0a395b35 100644
--- a/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_startTimer.sqf
+++ b/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_startTimer.sqf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * 0: Explosive <OBJECT>
  * 1: Time till detonate <NUMBER>
  * 2: Trigger classname <STRING> (default: "#timer")
+ * 3: Unit <OBJECT>
  *
  * Return Value:
  * None
@@ -17,13 +18,13 @@
  * Public: Yes
  */
 
-params ["_explosive", "_delay", ["_trigger", "#timer", [""]]];
-TRACE_3("Starting timer",_explosive,_delay,_trigger);
+params ["_explosive", "_delay", ["_trigger", "#timer", [""]], ["_unit", objNull, [objNull]]];
+TRACE_4("Starting timer",_explosive,_delay,_trigger,_unit);
 
 [{
-    params ["_explosive", "_trigger"];
+    params ["_explosive", "_trigger", "_unit"];
     TRACE_1("Explosive detonating from timer",_explosive);
     if (!isNull _explosive) then {
-        [_explosive, -1, [_explosive, 0], _trigger] call FUNC(detonateExplosive);
+        [_unit, -1, [_explosive, 0], _trigger] call FUNC(detonateExplosive);
     };
-}, [_explosive, _trigger], _delay] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
+}, [_explosive, _trigger, _unit], _delay] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;