diff --git a/internal/utils/timer.go b/internal/utils/timer.go
index 695ad3e7..7f8ffc7a 100644
--- a/internal/utils/timer.go
+++ b/internal/utils/timer.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (t *Timer) Chan() <-chan time.Time {
 
 // Reset the timer, no matter whether the value was read or not
 func (t *Timer) Reset(deadline time.Time) {
-	if deadline.Equal(t.deadline) {
+	if deadline.Equal(t.deadline) && !t.read {
 		// No need to reset the timer
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/utils/timer_test.go b/internal/utils/timer_test.go
index 8aa0731c..c1581919 100644
--- a/internal/utils/timer_test.go
+++ b/internal/utils/timer_test.go
@@ -42,4 +42,28 @@ var _ = Describe("Timer", func() {
 		t.Reset(time.Now().Add(d))
 		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
 	})
+
+	It("immediately fires the timer, if the deadlines has already passed", func() {
+		t := NewTimer()
+		t.Reset(time.Now().Add(-time.Second))
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+	})
+
+	It("fires the timer twice, if reset to the same deadline", func() {
+		deadline := time.Now().Add(-time.Millisecond)
+		t := NewTimer()
+		t.Reset(deadline)
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+		t.SetRead()
+		t.Reset(deadline)
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+	})
+
+	It("only fires the timer once, if it is reset to the same deadline, but not read in between", func() {
+		deadline := time.Now().Add(-time.Millisecond)
+		t := NewTimer()
+		t.Reset(deadline)
+		Eventually(t.Chan()).Should(Receive())
+		Consistently(t.Chan()).ShouldNot(Receive())
+	})
 })