diff --git a/src/physics.rs b/src/physics.rs
index daacd0b1..4966f905 100644
--- a/src/physics.rs
+++ b/src/physics.rs
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ fn run_teleport_behaviour(wormhole:&Option<gameplay_attributes::Wormhole>,models
 }
 
 fn atomic_internal_instruction(state:&mut PhysicsState,data:&PhysicsData,ins:TimedInstruction<PhysicsInternalInstruction>){
+	state.time=ins.time;
 	let should_advance_body=match ins.instruction{
 		PhysicsInternalInstruction::CollisionStart(_)
 		|PhysicsInternalInstruction::CollisionEnd(_)
@@ -1459,6 +1460,7 @@ fn atomic_internal_instruction(state:&mut PhysicsState,data:&PhysicsData,ins:Tim
 	}
 
 fn atomic_input_instruction(state:&mut PhysicsState,data:&PhysicsData,ins:TimedInstruction<PhysicsInputInstruction>){
+	state.time=ins.time;
 	let should_advance_body=match ins.instruction{
 		//the body may as well be a quantum wave function
 		//as far as these instruction are concerned (they don't care where it is)
@@ -1587,8 +1589,9 @@ fn atomic_input_instruction(state:&mut PhysicsState,data:&PhysicsData,ins:TimedI
 		if ins.time<state.time{
 			println!("@@@@ Time travel warning! {:?}",ins);
 		}
-		state.time=ins.time;
+		//idle is special, it is specifically a no-op to get Internal events to catch up to real time
 		match ins.instruction{
+			PhysicsInstruction::Input(PhysicsInputInstruction::Idle)=>(),
 			PhysicsInstruction::Internal(instruction)=>atomic_internal_instruction(state,data,TimedInstruction{time:ins.time,instruction}),
 			PhysicsInstruction::Input(instruction)=>atomic_input_instruction(state,data,TimedInstruction{time:ins.time,instruction}),
 		}