diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 506a602..cb7291b 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ void draw_environment(SDL_Renderer * ren, struct environment *scene) {
 }
 
 
-void draw_level_time(SDL_Renderer *ren, struct environment * e) {
+void draw_text(SDL_Renderer *rend, Vect pos, struct colour colour, char *text) {
+    static SDL_Renderer *ren = NULL;
     static TTF_Font* font = NULL;
     if (!font) {
         font = TTF_OpenFont("TerminusTTF.ttf", 18);
@@ -509,20 +510,15 @@ void draw_level_time(SDL_Renderer *ren, struct environment * e) {
             printf("%s\n", err);
         }
     }
-    
-    int margin = height / 10;
-    SDL_Rect position = {.x = margin, .y = height - margin};
-    struct colour colour = e->colours.fg1;
-
-    int minutes = level_time / 60000;
-    float seconds = level_time * 0.001;
-    char time_string[250];
-    snprintf(time_string, 250, "%d:%.4f", minutes, seconds);
+    if (!ren) {
+        ren = rend;
+    }
 
     SDL_Colour sdl_col = {colour.r, colour.g, colour.b, 255}; 
+    SDL_Rect position = {.x = pos.x, .y = pos.y};
 
     SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(ren, colour.r, colour.g, colour.b, 255);
-    SDL_Surface *surf =  TTF_RenderText_Solid(font, time_string, sdl_col);
+    SDL_Surface *surf =  TTF_RenderText_Solid(font, text, sdl_col);
 
     SDL_Texture *texture = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(ren, surf);
     SDL_QueryTexture(texture, NULL, NULL, &position.w, &position.h);
@@ -533,6 +529,22 @@ void draw_level_time(SDL_Renderer *ren, struct environment * e) {
 
 }
 
+void draw_level_time(SDL_Renderer *ren, struct environment * e) {
+    
+    int margin = height / 10;
+    Vect position = {.x = margin, .y = height - margin};
+
+    struct colour colour = e->colours.fg1;
+
+    int minutes = level_time / 60000;
+    float seconds = level_time * 0.001;
+    char time_string[250];
+    snprintf(time_string, 250, "%d:%.4f", minutes, seconds);
+
+    draw_text(ren, position, colour, time_string);
+
+}
+
 void redraw_buffer(SDL_Renderer * ren) {
 	static int mousex = 0;
 	static int mousey = 0;
diff --git a/src/draw.h b/src/draw.h
index 2600311..3180d7a 100644
--- a/src/draw.h
+++ b/src/draw.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern Vect viewport_pos;
 
 extern int width, height;
 
+void draw_text(SDL_Renderer *ren, Vect pos, struct colour colour, char *text); 
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 9fac029..ac602d3 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "game.h"
+#include <SDL2/SDL_timer.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_ttf.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_mutex.h>
 
@@ -1530,6 +1531,7 @@ void step(int interval) {
 
     if (player.physics->position.x > world.uniques_index[ROOM_W]->room
             ->floor.items[world.uniques_index[ROOM_W]->room->floor.numItems - 1]->position.x) {
+        SDL_Delay(1000);
         next_level();
         level_timer_update(true);
     }
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 87d19de..7cd3eda 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void redraw(struct SDL_Renderer * ren) {
 int physics_loop(void *ptr) {
     while (true) {
         step(10);
-        SDL_Delay(5);
+        SDL_Delay(10);
     }
 }