diff --git a/src/elements/qrtz.c b/src/elements/qrtz.c
index d40b06d4c..e585361e1 100644
--- a/src/elements/qrtz.c
+++ b/src/elements/qrtz.c
@@ -18,23 +18,21 @@ int update_QRTZ(UPDATE_FUNC_ARGS) {
 				else if ((r&0xFF)==PT_SLTW && (1>rand()%2500))
 				{
 					kill_part(r>>8);
-
-					parts[i].life = 1;
+					parts[i].life ++;
 				}
 			}
-	if (parts[i].life==1)
+	if (parts[i].life>0)
 	{
 		for (rx=-1; rx<2; rx++)
 			for (ry=-1; ry<2; ry++)
 				if (x+rx>=0 && y+ry>0 && x+rx<XRES && y+ry<YRES && (rx || ry))
 				{
 					r = pmap[y+ry][x+rx];
-					if ((r>>8)>=NPART || r)
-						continue;
-						np = create_part(-1,x+rx,y+ry,PT_QRTZ);
-						if (np<0) continue;
-						parts[np].tmp = parts[i].tmp;
-						parts[i].life = 0;
+					if ((r>>8)>=NPART || r || parts[i].life==0) continue;
+					np = create_part(-1,x+rx,y+ry,PT_QRTZ);
+					if (np<0) continue;
+					parts[np].tmp = parts[i].tmp;
+					parts[i].life = 0;
 				}
 	}
 	for ( trade = 0; trade<9; trade ++)