diff --git a/common/src/clock.rs b/common/src/clock.rs
index a8cb509fd2..26446b51f8 100644
--- a/common/src/clock.rs
+++ b/common/src/clock.rs
@@ -77,20 +77,18 @@ impl Clock {
     pub fn dt(&self) -> Duration { self.last_dt }
 
     pub fn get_stable_dt(&self) -> Duration {
-        if self.last_dts.len() < NUMBER_OF_DELTAS_COMPARED {
-            self.last_dt
-        } else {
-            let stable_dt = Duration::from_secs_f32(
-                self.last_dts
-                    .iter()
-                    .skip(self.last_dts.len() - NUMBER_OF_DELTAS_COMPARED)
-                    .min()
-                    .map_or(self.last_dt.as_secs_f32(), |t| t.into_inner()),
-            );
-            if self.last_dt > 2 * stable_dt {
-                tracing::debug!(?self.last_dt, ?self.total_tick_time, "lag spike detected, unusually slow tick");
-            }
+        let stable_dt = Duration::from_secs_f32(
+            self.last_dts
+                .iter()
+                .skip(self.last_dts.len() - NUMBER_OF_DELTAS_COMPARED)
+                .min()
+                .map_or(self.last_dt.as_secs_f32(), |t| t.into_inner()),
+        );
+        if self.last_dts.len() >= NUMBER_OF_DELTAS_COMPARED && self.last_dt > 2 * stable_dt {
+            tracing::debug!(?self.last_dt, ?self.total_tick_time, "lag spike detected, unusually slow tick");
             stable_dt
+        } else {
+            self.last_dt
         }
     }