diff --git a/haxe/Timer.hx b/haxe/Timer.hx
index 344eb7202..73d1d0372 100644
--- a/haxe/Timer.hx
+++ b/haxe/Timer.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package haxe;
-#if (macro || (!neko && !cpp))
+#if (macro || (!neko && !cpp && !nodejs))
 
 
 // Original haxe.Timer class
diff --git a/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx b/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
index 480ae09de..804d0f4b1 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package lime._backend.native;
 
 
+import haxe.Timer;
 import lime.app.Application;
 import lime.app.Config;
 import lime.audio.AudioManager;
@@ -260,6 +261,8 @@ class NativeApplication {
 	
 	private function handleUpdateEvent ():Void {
 		
+		Timer.__checkTimers ();
+		
 		parent.onUpdate.dispatch (updateEventInfo.deltaTime);
 		
 	}
diff --git a/lime/app/Application.hx b/lime/app/Application.hx
index 3bac8f75d..01b06a4f4 100644
--- a/lime/app/Application.hx
+++ b/lime/app/Application.hx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package lime.app;
 
 
-import haxe.Timer;
 import lime.graphics.Renderer;
 import lime.graphics.RenderContext;
 import lime.ui.Gamepad;
@@ -514,8 +513,6 @@ class Application extends Module {
 	
 	public override function update (deltaTime:Int):Void {
 		
-		Timer.__checkTimers ();
-		
 		for (module in modules) {
 			
 			module.update (deltaTime);